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DIY Planaria Trap


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Found a useful youtube video for a planaria trap... no need for chemicals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=saU7S2ybskw

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Thanks for the video samwise!

I have one of the purchased planaria traps, but it didnt really work :( might give this a go though :)

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Nice find, just got to watch so that the prawn in the bottle doesn't start leaching ammonia nor introduces bacteria into the tank.

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Nice find' date=' just got to watch so that the prawn in the bottle doesn't start leaching ammonia nor introduces bacteria into the tank.[/quote']

My thoughts exactly! Just get a bottle of internal parasite clear, I just did my first dose yesterday and today I can only see shrivelled up hydra and a few tiny baby planaria, all the adults are no where to be seen! I reckon one more dose in a couple days will get them all! And all my shrimp are fine.

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Please let us know how effective this method is. I personally don't believe planaria will quickly craw to the meat in no time.

My LFS sells traps similar and they have one on display. Live food is put inside but I don't see go for it like in the video and the trap is mostly empty with planaria in the tank. Thanks for sharing that video

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I made one a few years ago and it worked a treat; I used blood worms as bait. Left it overnight and came back in the morning to find several caught.

Best to moderate feeding and never get an outbreak then to have to use traps.

Sam

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Looks like a pretty effective idea, thanks for sharing :victorious:

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  • 1 month later...

Works phenomenally I halved my population in 2 go's used prawn to bait but I have 5 holes cut mainly on tje bottom and bottom sides

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Update the planaria problem is almost non existant in my shrimp tank now the occaisional one and once I see a few more I will just use the trap once more :-)

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I think that I have these but I thought that they were blood worms. I like to put blood worms in the tanks during the cycling process the keep the substrate moving slightly.

Do they cause any harm to the tank?

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