9thdragon Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 I need help my tank is over run with detrius worms worms!!! in the gravel JosephKex, Edwardnah and MableBile 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 you are feeding too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9thdragon Posted July 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 well I know that already but how do you kill them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Stop feeding? Pretty sure there's no way to kill detrius worms without killing your shrimp. I tried fenben but apparently they only kill certain types of worms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0pey Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 FenBen got rid of my detritus.. Hmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMG Aquatics Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 FenBen got rid of my detritus.. Hmm Interesting. They only killed the ones that free swim. The ones that slide on glass were still very active. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Be careful - if you really have that many in there and you kill them, they will decompose and cause an ammonia spike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETAquarium Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Why do you want to rid your tank of detritus worms? They breakdown excess waste in your tank, aside from being unsightly its not a terrible addition. Though you don't want to add to a growing population with excess waste/food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d0pey Posted July 8, 2015 Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 In my main tank, I keep small frys and they gobble them up. I never have to feed them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roborep1 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Be careful - if you really have that many in there and you kill them, they will decompose and cause an ammonia spike. Exactly Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9thdragon Posted July 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 well I want to decrease their population Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zodiac Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 try Fenbendazole,do a water change w/ gravel clean in a day or two. if it doesn't do much,at least you'll have it in case you get Planaria. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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