Re: [RML] Worms

sbrooks (sbrooks at mail.cth.com.au)
Thu, 11 Dec 1997 21:25:29 -0500

Chris the only way I could manage to get rid of the planaria when I had
the same problem was to treat all the tanks with about 10 ppt salt.
Though if you have any plants this would be fatal, though the bows can
handle it no problems at all.

Steve

Christopher Benes wrote:
>
> I had been wondering why my M. goldiei which usually have a zillion eggs a
> week in their mop haven't had any lately, when I noticed that their tank is
> infested with little white flatworm type things. I assume these are the
> evil egg-eating planaria, or at least they're evil and egg-eating. What is
> the recommended way to kill these things, one that is easiest on my fish?
> I imagine that copper would kill them, but I'm not to keen on using that.
> Thanks for any suggestions...
>
> If you didn't see it, you missed it.
>
> Chris Benes
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>
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