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I dosed 3 of my tanks last night- made hubby go in this morning to make sure they were still OK. I used the Internal Parasite Clear and spread and cut the powder quite professionally I think -hubby came an asked what the hell was I up to now!!! Anyway dosed as prescribed but in ! tank I've got tiny planaria climbing all over the glass -I'm guessing the solution has gone into the soil and they don't like it? Has any one else seen this happen- Do I need to do anything? I know I repeat the dose in 3 days but not happy seeing so many even if they are only small!!!!

I would hate to see what the tank would have been like if I hadn't cut way back on feeding. Haven't seen any big ones these are maybe 1 at the most 2 mm long.:cower:

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Bumma but it may have got some. I still haven't done the Michling tank because there are some very young shrimp in there and I'm chicken- don't know how Dean did what he did. I'm noticing less of them on the glass now so hoping the little buggas are dying. I know I dosed enough just wasn't expecting to see them still alive.

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I got shrimplets new borns and had no affect :) but depends how quick carbon removed it :)

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I guess I should take a deep breath and go for it but I will see how the others go and will do that tank on the day I redo the others

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Well the little planaria are slowly dis appearing -I've seen some float by on the way to the filter:victorious:

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Yay! Death to the planaria!

I treated my rack system with Internal Parasite Clear, but it was for Hydra and not planaria. I noticed the Hydra started dieing off within an hour. I did leave my purigen bags in the sump when I treated the system - I'm not sure if I should've or not.

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Probably not it works like carbon only better but if the hydra are gone its ok. I still had some small planaria on the glass this afternoon. Maybe I didn't dose quite strong enough but I will do it again on Friday so that should kill them all hopefully:encouragement:

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ineke just take it slow dose as recommended, hydra die off much faster, planaria will take 2-3 doses before you get them all as they are in the substrate, took me 3 doses. Try dose just before lights out as the planaria will venture out then. All carbon, purigen, macropore, etc. should be removed and put back when the treatment is over. Good Luck!

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Thanks Chi I did treat late at night and I won't overdose next dose 3 days from first . Do you think it needs a third dose can't remember what it said but will check the instructions tomorrow .. Plus the water change when it's all done.:encouragement:

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Thanks Chi I did treat late at night and I won't overdose next dose 3 days from first . Do you think it needs a third dose can't remember what it said but will check the instructions tomorrow .. Plus the water change when it's all done.:encouragement:

I had what I saw 2 little baby planaria left, so I did a 20% water change and then dosed for 3rd time, that was the last I seen of them!

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Did you do water changes between doses?

I did a 20% after the second one, before dosing the 3rd.

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Great thanks Chi I probably will dose a third time to be on the safe side and cut back even further on purchased food and feed more veggies. Don't want them little buggas back!

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