I've had an emersed setup for growing dwarf hairgrass in my 10 gallon tank. It has been running for around 5 weeks now. Today I noticed some white worm like creatures on the front wall of the tank (1/2-1 inch long). It seems like they are planaria although I could be wrong.
Does anyone know why I have them growing in my tank and what I can do to get rid of them? I have been spraying the plants with lightly fertilized water (30 ppm NO3, 2 ppm PO4 ) and a tad bit of Excel. Would it help to switch to spraying just tap water? Most of the guidelines for getting rid of planaria are for non planted (submerged) tanks.
The worms look creepy and while it seems like they shouldn't hurt the tank, I wouldn't want my newly setup tank to have worms all over the place. I'd appreciate it if someone could tell me what I could do to try and get rid of them. I plan to keep female bettas in this tank. Do you think that they would help get rid of them when I submerse the tank?
Does anyone know why I have them growing in my tank and what I can do to get rid of them? I have been spraying the plants with lightly fertilized water (30 ppm NO3, 2 ppm PO4 ) and a tad bit of Excel. Would it help to switch to spraying just tap water? Most of the guidelines for getting rid of planaria are for non planted (submerged) tanks.
The worms look creepy and while it seems like they shouldn't hurt the tank, I wouldn't want my newly setup tank to have worms all over the place. I'd appreciate it if someone could tell me what I could do to try and get rid of them. I plan to keep female bettas in this tank. Do you think that they would help get rid of them when I submerse the tank?