Trying to figure out something to rid of these weird bugs in one of my shrimp tanks. I think it is plaria (sp) I keep reading about. Flat, kinda clear, all over the glass. Do you think a bumblebee goby would hurt my shrimp? The gobies are the same size pretty much (1" max). Just an idea, haven't done it wanted to figure out if there are any "shrimp safe pest removal fish" and a bb goby is all I have on hand. :evil_lol:
Would this scenario work?
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feed your tank less and do more water changes. this is the safest way to get rid of the planaria. bb gobies are brackish, not freshwater. ps: any fish will eat a shrimp given the opportunity
I know that. And actually there are several types of gobies, these can thrive in fresh water given that it is not acidic. I have extremely hard water and these guys are doing great, but that is off topic. I feed every other day, should I cut back to max 3 times a week????
My BBG did once eat a planaria, though it really only did so because it was just following me around the tank while I tried to take a picture of the planaria. They won't actively hunt them.
Thanks that is pretty much what I needed to know. :thm:
oto cats, I know they don't eat shrimp. Would they eat those guys??
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Still correct on all accounts. Not all bumblebee gobies are indeed brackish water.
As far as I'm concerned, no Bumblebee Gobies are strictly brackish..
You can try using a turkey baster to remove the bigger planaria.
You can try using a turkey baster to remove the bigger planaria.
I have removed a bunch of them manually buy wiping the inside of the glass with a small piece of paper towel.
I have hengeli rasboras in my shrimp tank and now that I've cleared out some plants, they are eating the planaria I think! I'm sure they eat the occasional small shrimp too but I have so much cover that plenty make it to adulthood.
I have hengeli rasboras in my shrimp tank and now that I've cleared out some plants, they are eating the planaria I think! I'm sure they eat the occasional small shrimp too but I have so much cover that plenty make it to adulthood.
IF they are the planiera , you can buy this dog dewormer and use less then 1/10th of a packet thier is 3 packets in the small dog form, it has to have the ingredent fenbendazole , I know this is what I bought and it worked for a 29 gallon, get the safe-guared small dog dewormer, and IF you use a very very small amount, it is safe for the fish & shrimp !! you can search the forums for this, that is where I found it . NOW if its the hydra , white, turns green (algea ) looks like a Y and it actually stings your pets , snails, shrimp etc. the only way I know of , is to take the paper towel method, and just keep using dry ones to wipe them out . I know thier is sonthing I used for these guys too, I will have to look it up again .... the worms are flat with eyes on the top of thier head (in a magnifying glass ) and I have even seen these bigger worms that most will say they are no problem, well to me they are HUGE problems . I belive thier are coming in with are shipments from a seller , I will not say who, but I think we have all bought from the same people, maybye not, but my main question here, is WHERE do they come from ?? I know the fish arent pooping these worms ? and they just pop up after a shimpment most if the time, esp when you do a nice cold water change , right > ? well they have to GO !! we need to find the problem get them to dose thier tanks with the wormer stuff, it is shrimp safe, gosh that right there is enough to use it !! and then just do water changes and keep fishing them out , I think the dead ones will float, or they just get eaten up with the filter , and mulm, so gravel cleanings, & water changes are a must till they are GONE !!!! HTH ~ and IMHO ~