The Nursery

[Fresh2o]

They might be rhabdocoela. Harmless flatworms. Round, not triangular head.
Hope this is the end of your planarian ordeal!

 

[TMaier]

It moved like it might have had little legs. Reminded me of plankton the evil genius.

 

[TMaier]

Pulled out some more plants with my PWC this week. Took probably $100 worth of plants to my LFS to donate. Shrimp and ramshorn are doing well. No more signs of the mystery critters but I am watching!

 

[TMaier]

I have a few females with eggs now.

 

[TMaier]

And of course some snails.

 

[Delapool]

Do you still have the purple snails?

 

[TMaier]

Yes. They are in my Khuli tank. They don’t do well with Ramshorn snails.

 

[TMaier]

So far no signs of planaria and I have spotted a bunch of shrimplettes in the tank.

 

[Autumnsky]

That is TWO thumbs up!!! Yay!

 

[TMaier]

I see little shrimps!!! I’m almost afraid to do a water change.

 

[Autumnsky]

Just look in a bucket when you get done taking out the water.

Pretty pearly shell RHs!

Swirl clockwise and watch for darting babies.

 

[Delapool]

White bucket maybe? Sometimes seems they throw themselves at the suction pipe on water change.

 

[TMaier]

I took the safe route and covered the hose with floss. I stored the bottom a bit to let the canister do the work. Currently resisting the urge to overfeed just to see all the shrimplettes flock to the food.

 

[Delapool]

Sounds great idea - hope shrimp come up for auction again here.

 

[TMaier]

Dinner time.

This tank has been through a lot the past 2 years.

I managed to wipe out the shrimp twice.
bad substrate
bad PWC (forgot the prime)

I put my CPD’s in here and added a few more (that I didn’t quarantine) and disease took them all.

The neons and bristle nose are in my other tank.

Shrimp and Ramshorns only now.

Feeding 2x a week and 20% PWC bi-weekly. I pullout ramshorn snails weekly for my puff to crunch to control their numbers.

Holding my breath and saying prayers I don’t do anything stupid again.

 

[Autumnsky]

Join the club. I know the misery of mistakes all too well. It smarts a lot.

You still have some mighty pretty snails!

 

[Fresh2o]

Are the planaria gone for good? I’m having an outbreak in my shrimp tank. I just realized that I have been 1/2 dosing Panacur. Smh.

 

[TMaier]

I haven’t seen 1. And they used to come cruising out the minute I dropped any food in the tank.

 

[Fresh2o]

Fingers crossed they stay away. By the way, you got a beautifully scaped tank and colorful shrimp.

 

[TMaier]

Thank you! Many of these plants are offspring of the ones I got from you. And I do still have some of the subwassertang in there tucked behind that huge java on the left.