Taurus Posted September 18, 2013 Report Share Posted September 18, 2013 Does anyone know of the best way to get rid of an Annelid in a freshwater tank? It must have gotten in by being eggs attached to plants. Wiki says they are worms, which includes leaches, earthworms and the like. I'm guessing what is in the tank is more like a leach as it's in freshwater. My concern is, wiki also says they are hermaphrodites and will reproduce by itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 What color are the worms? If they're beige, then they're likely planaria. They multiply in tanks that are overfed; otherwise, they will hide under decorations and leave everything alone. There are chemicals (No Planaria from Canadian Aquatics seems to work great and doesn't harm other desired inverts) that will kill the planaria, but make sure you do a nice big Water Change afterward to get rid of the chems and dead bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckmullin Posted September 19, 2013 Report Share Posted September 19, 2013 chance on a pic? there are quite a few different crawlies that can be in a fw tank. if no pic..perhaps search uncle google and see if you can match things up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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