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Before anyone asks, I only feed my Neocaridina shrimp on natural foods and that's once every week or two.

Genchem No Planaria, which does work but I think is somewhat expensive at £20 a packet. Fenbendazole (found in dog wormer's) also works not that I use it, trying to dose a 20 litre Shrimp aquarium might be a tad tricky!

Currently I'm using a homemade trap with varying degrees of success. Just wondering if anyone here has any treatments they use or ideas on keep these pests under control?
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I must admit I've not had any outbreaks, but surely your piranha can deal with them? ;) :D
Failing that any livebearer..... :)
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plankton wrote: Wed Mar 31, 2021 7:15 am I must admit I've not had any outbreaks, but surely your piranha can deal with them? ;) :D
Failing that any livebearer..... :)
Problem with having 20 litre Shrimp aquarium other than Endlers not much else will go in there and then the Endlers will eat the Shrimplets. :[

I'll carry on trapping them, failing that I see me asking @fr499y for a couple back.
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haha! I do have plenty of youngsters in the nano, plus they have now been raised with the shrimps and don't touch them :D
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fr499y wrote: Wed Mar 31, 2021 9:40 am haha! I do have plenty of youngsters in the nano, plus they have now been raised with the shrimps and don't touch them :D
I'll keep you posted. :grin:
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