I have gotten an email back from the person i bought my shrimp from and he said that if i have planaria they emit a poison thats deadly to shrimp.he said that i should use heartguard for dogs to kill the planaria.is this true?should i buy some and try it?
getting rid of planaria
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If the planaria is emitting poison, the fish would have died as well as logic would state it. I don't think that is true. It sounded like a ploy to me.
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Exactly. Many of us have planaria eaten by fish and I have yet to hear a report of a fish killed just by consuming even a few planaria.
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Where are your tanks located in your house? If in places where sunlight penetrates, then it's possible. What thermometer are you using?
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the way to get rid of planaria is to stop overfeeding the tank. I would not use a medication that's meant for dogs to kill them off. I wouldn't use anything meant for dogs anywhere near my tank...
I have heard of planaria being deadly to shrimp, but have not experienced it. There is some debate about the subject. I think that planaria in EXCESS could be dangerous. How badly do you see planaria in your tanks? In a tank without predation, like a shrimp only tank, its easy for their numbers to grow readily.