Gem! 911

tobyloveswar

Well-known member
Jan 15, 2019
1,768
682
113
DTLA.. Ur bitch likes me more Bruh
Gem! look at pic I found a few been taking them out with a old turkey baster. Getting a planeria trap on amazon 10 bucks or so. Hitchhikers on plants and fish or shrimp that you buy. This is a new tank, my 3 gallon, so they came in with the plants or the shrimp.
They kill baby and adult shrimp enter though their backs. No wonder I find a dead lil shrimp here and there.
planeria.jpg
 
  • Wow
Reactions: gemcandy98
OH noooooooooooooo!!!!
When I went to petsmart a few weeks ago I was going to buy shrimp but didnt because they had planaria everywhere in the tank!!
Those ugly bastards are sneaky. I always do a bleach or peroxide dip for my plants and stones before adding them in. But you can still get some hitchhikers even if you're careful. I bought some malaysian trumpet snails last weekend and found a planaria in the plastic bag!

But dont despair Toby. Ive read that planaria traps can be effective at removing some but not all of the planaria. Instead you can use a common drug used for deworming called febendazole. It will nuke all the planaria in the tank. Should be able to buy easily online or at a petstore as it is usually used to deworm dogs. Should be safe for shrimp too as far as Ive read.

Good luck!! May your shrimp live and prosper
Action League Now Nicksplat GIF by NickRewind
 
  • Love
Reactions: tobyloveswar
OH noooooooooooooo!!!!
When I went to petsmart a few weeks ago I was going to buy shrimp but didnt because they had planaria everywhere in the tank!!
Those ugly bastards are sneaky. I always do a bleach or peroxide dip for my plants and stones before adding them in. But you can still get some hitchhikers even if you're careful. I bought some malaysian trumpet snails last weekend and found a planaria in the plastic bag!

But dont despair Toby. Ive read that planaria traps can be effective at removing some but not all of the planaria. Instead you can use a common drug used for deworming called febendazole. It will nuke all the planaria in the tank. Should be able to buy easily online or at a petstore as it is usually used to deworm dogs. Should be safe for shrimp too as far as Ive read.

Good luck!! May your shrimp live and prosper
Action League Now Nicksplat GIF by NickRewind
Young Queen as your shrimp advisor, I must warn it can kill off all snails. They have poisons, as you mentioned on Amazon, but it will wipe out snails.

Go Away Queen GIF by NETFLIX
 
  • Wow
Reactions: gemcandy98
Young Queen as your shrimp advisor, I must warn it can kill off all snails. They have poisons, as you mentioned on Amazon, but it will wipe out snails.

Go Away Queen GIF by NETFLIX
Oh you're right! Didnt realize febendazole can kill snails. Well that shouldnt been too much of an issue. Usually non-pest snails are large. You can take out your snails and put them somewhere else for a while. After you treat the tank you can do some small water changes and add carbon and let it run for a while before returning the snails? Not sure how risky this is. May be worth it.
Keep me updated!
 
  • Love
Reactions: tobyloveswar
Oh you're right! Didnt realize febendazole can kill snails. Well that shouldnt been too much of an issue. Usually non-pest snails are large. You can take out your snails and put them somewhere else for a while. After you treat the tank you can do some small water changes and add carbon and let it run for a while before returning the snails? Not sure how risky this is. May be worth it.
Keep me updated!
Hmm will do excellent idea. My rabbit snail has like 6 babies in the tank now. Some poly filter and carbon sounds like a great cleaner, thank you Gem.

Tonight Show Hello GIF by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
 
  • Like
Reactions: gemcandy98
Wow!! Congrats on the babies
Hi Gem ty! Gem I don't know if you smoke herb, but please check this link out today in news.

I can't even imagine getting Mom to smoke or dab hahahah

Cannabis Compounds Prevented Covid Infection in Laboratory Study​



4-20 Weed GIF by Parker Jackson
 
Last edited:
Hi Gem ty! Gem I don't know if you smoke herb, but please check this link out today in news.

I can't even imagine getting Mom to smoke or dab hahahah

Cannabis Compounds Prevented Covid Infection in Laboratory Study​



4-20 Weed GIF by Parker Jackson
Really interesting! Guess now everyone has an excuse to smoke week? lol
That being said, it seems they did this test in vitro with human cell lines in a plate or tube. Unfortunately many amazing discovering made in vitro (outside the body in test tubes) do not have the same effects in vivo (in a living human body), but theres always those exceptions that end up making it to a market drug.
charlie sheen smoke GIF
 
  • Love
Reactions: tobyloveswar
Really interesting! Guess now everyone has an excuse to smoke week? lol
That being said, it seems they did this test in vitro with human cell lines in a plate or tube. Unfortunately many amazing discovering made in vitro (outside the body in test tubes) do not have the same effects in vivo (in a living human body), but theres always those exceptions that end up making it to a market drug.
charlie sheen smoke GIF
Yup, as you say. They think it may make it to clinical trials. Maybe that's why I haven't caught yet, and everybody around me has.

charlton heston old hollywood GIF
 

Who has viewed this thread (Total: 1) View details

Who has watched this thread (Total: 1) View details