just thought i would post this here as well i posted it on another forum,and i;m looking for some advice.


ok so i did a search on it in the forums and it seems that everyone recomends gravels vacs as part of the solution as well as cutting down feedings.my question is, i have sand as a substrate in 2 of my tanks and the third tank is planted.in the tanks with sand i usually just hover over the top of the sand and then once every couple of weeks stir up the sand.will that be enough along with a few big water changes and a few days of not feeding?

nobody has any ideas? :(

I don't know cich, but just doing a good water change and gravel vac has worked for me in the past. I don't have any sandy bottom tanks.

Since this was a few days ago that you posted this, has what you were planning to do helped?

thanks hippiechick.i did some huge water changes and vacuumed the tanks out really well.i am only feeding every few days now and sparingly, i also took out all the driftwood and plants.i have not seen any planaria for a few days now,so i guess it's helping. :)

ive had a nasty outbreak of planaria in my old piranha tanks. the most common cause is from over feeding. while planaria is unsightly, it really doesn't do the tank any harm. in fact, they're good for the tank as they feed on leftover food. a good way to treat your tank is to do a salt treatment. 1 tablespoon of aquarium salt [or non-iodized table salt] per 10 gallons of water. it's worked for me.

thanks hyphen, i appreciate the advice. :)

cich1, FWIW....

This is a very common "PITA" in saltwater tanks. I have had a few bouts with these guys and it can certainly be flustrating to say the least. In SW tanks I will normally attempt to use natrual controls. This include waiting for them to run thier course, over populate and crash, tossing in a preditor such as a Six Line Wrasse with mixed results. What I have found that works the best and surest effective method is using Flatworm Exit. Im not a big fan of chemical warfare in the tank but this stuff is pretty dang safe when used as directed even in a SW tank. In a tank with sensitive inverts such as Octopus, Squid/Cuttle Fish, Starfish or Anenomes, I would reframe from using Flatworm Exit or remove them from the tank to be treated and place them in a QT tank for the duration of of the treatment.

JMHE with this issue.....

thank you Ritsuko.:)

the tanks are much better now.i have curbed my overfeeding habit and am still doing massive water changes every week to keep the water quality from deteriorating.i think i just got a little lax in my maintainence schedule. :(

I had tons of this crap on my glass..I bought a big feeder goldfish and heate all the "worms" ^_^

My Kuhli loaches munched em alll! I didnt have to do anything! It was very entertaining to watch, they finally acuired the taste and set on irradicating them almost straight away! lol. This was about 18months ago though.