Planaria have like a triangle 🔺️ for a head. They bad. These don’t have triangle for head and so, are not planaria. But, your certainly over feeding a tad, so cut back a bit. And 5 days of food followed by a fast will keep the fish healthy.
Brandanpk on
Planaria
Neutral or Bad depends on what you have in the tank
BloodFresh on
Im having the same issue, tons of these little guys in my floating plants.
Akipenser on
Rhabdocoela flatworms, harmless detritivores, although having such a large population is an indication of a nutrient imbalance, consider feeding less.
stemrust on
There are commercial treatments for planaria you can use, but your water will foul due to the massive die-off so be prepared to make water changes.
You can manage the population but they are nearly impossible to completely remove unless you take out all the live stock and basically nuke the tank. You would need to get new plants, too.
TheNanoFishGuy on
Planaria
rainbowinthepark on
This does not look like planaria to me. This looks like detritus worms – perfectly harmless and good little buddies for your ecosystem.
PneumaticAddixt on
Came across this a little while ago in one of the subs. Has been very helpful recently. Thought i would share.
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These look like planaria to me. Yes they are typically considered bad. They will eat your inverts.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Aquariums/s/1v6pnqVyrV
Scrolled down and saw this, kind of perfect lol
Planaria have like a triangle 🔺️ for a head. They bad. These don’t have triangle for head and so, are not planaria. But, your certainly over feeding a tad, so cut back a bit. And 5 days of food followed by a fast will keep the fish healthy.
Planaria
Neutral or Bad depends on what you have in the tank
Im having the same issue, tons of these little guys in my floating plants.
Rhabdocoela flatworms, harmless detritivores, although having such a large population is an indication of a nutrient imbalance, consider feeding less.
There are commercial treatments for planaria you can use, but your water will foul due to the massive die-off so be prepared to make water changes.
You can manage the population but they are nearly impossible to completely remove unless you take out all the live stock and basically nuke the tank. You would need to get new plants, too.
Planaria
This does not look like planaria to me. This looks like detritus worms – perfectly harmless and good little buddies for your ecosystem.
Came across this a little while ago in one of the subs. Has been very helpful recently. Thought i would share.
https://preview.redd.it/q6farz9hpekh1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c2629bfa696b10976dab09aeb8938072335ad73