Planeria Question

[fish wrangler]

So today I found 2 worm like things in my QT. Only things in it are gravel, live plants, 1 assassin snail, and way to many pond snails to count. I did a quick google search and I believe they are planeria.
My question is should I be worried about them being in the tank, are they harmful? I was going to add some kuhli loaches this weekend, but if the tank is a threat to my DT I won't.

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[treemanone2003]

You can add whatever you want but it's usually to no avail if you don't correct the problem. Most feb planaria are a result of overfeeding.


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[fish wrangler]

The kuhlies would be going in this tank for a few weeks of quarantine before being added to my DT. If the planeria is harmless then I don't have anything to worry about. Just another fish tank annoyance

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[BBradbury]

Planaria

So today I found 2 worm like things in my QT. Only things in it are gravel, live plants, 1 assassin snail, and way to many pond snails to count. I did a quick google search and I believe they are planeria.
My question is should I be worried about them being in the tank, are they harmful? I was going to add some kuhli loaches this weekend, but if the tank is a threat to my DT I won't.

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Hello fish...

No worries. These worms aren't parasites. They show up when there's too much dissolved food in the tank water and traces of ammonia start up in the water. Most aquarium fish will have them for lunch. Keep the tank water cleaner.

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[BBradbury]

Planaria

So today I found 2 worm like things in my QT. Only things in it are gravel, live plants, 1 assassin snail, and way to many pond snails to count. I did a quick google search and I believe they are planeria.
My question is should I be worried about them being in the tank, are they harmful? I was going to add some kuhli loaches this weekend, but if the tank is a threat to my DT I won't.

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Hello fish...

Planaria aren't parasites. They grow in water with a lot of dissolved food. Ammonia traces will show up soon and that's not what your fish want. Most aquarium fish will have these worms for lunch. Keep the tank water cleaner.

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[fish wrangler]

I haven't been doing anything with this tank because it's only inhabitants are snails. When I get new fish then yes I will be keeping the water params at an acceptable level of 0-0-20. Until then if the worms won't be a problem they can stay.

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