How to Eliminate Planaria in Planted Aquariums Using Fish Bendazole

[@trueblu8]

Thanks for the in depth explanation of the process for removing planaria from your shrimp tank.

[@fortheloveofgoldfish2697]

I like how you tested it, proved it works and while testing you kept the fish safe but you realized some were missed later and reported they were mostly ok and could handle it. You’re a fish saint! Great Job!

[@norbertosahaguniii6313]

just the vid i needed. Thank you for the detailed explanation.

[@AquaApprentice]

This was an excellent video and I really liked the idea of jarring some of the worms. Have heard that those meds are shrimp safe from people that keep large amounts of shrimp, so like you said it should be safe.

[@AQUANUT]

+Aqua Apprentice Thank you. Yeah I'd say it was shrimp safe. I seen one dead shrimp but one out of 40 is not enough of a loss to say it was the meds. My other tank is also treated and I have not seen even one after treatments. I appreciate you watching.

[@Shelzbells]

This was great....thanks for sharing your experience with that treatment product

[@AQUANUT]

Just hoping to make it a bit easier for others who may need it. Thanks for watching Shelley

[@jacobchrem2536]

Great video!! Very informative and I love that idea of treating with a jar. Good stuff my friend, keep it up!

[@AQUANUT]

Thank you very much. Yes the jar really takes the guess work out of it. I appreciate you watching Jacob.

[@SGScaper]

Enjoyed learning something new today. Thanks bro 👍🏻

[@AQUANUT]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for leaving us a comment and supporting our channel.

[@SGScaper]

As always bro. BTW, have you considered getting a mic that clips onto your shirt? I have always noticed your voice sounds hollow due to the room or the mic being far away. With a clip-on mic, your sound quality will improve much better IMO.

[@AQUANUT]

+Zak Rafik I have one of those also my snowball Mic I could use. I need to Mic up my fish room a bit brtter. I have the stuff to do it but its the time I'm lacking l

[@kc-noice2083]

Always putting out great content thank you

[@AQUANUT]

Much appreciated, thanks for watching.

[@HeatherNielsenScarletAquatics]

Great vid! Thank you for sharing your experience and knowledge with this!

[@AQUANUT]

Thank you very much Heather it was no problem at all. Thanks for leaving us great comment.

[@FlynnsFishForum]

First! Great video!

[@AQUANUT]

Thank you sir

[@ShrimpLife]

For Shrimp, use NO PLANARIA, great for Planaria and Hydra, and you can use it at half the recommended dose, which is just as effective. Instead of moving shrimp around to diff tanks etc.

[@AQUANUT]

For us Canadians no planaria is our only option now with restrictions on dewormers. If i ever have the issue again i will be sure to give it a shot.

[@ShrimpLife]

@@AQUANUT cool sounds good, I wanted to let you know in case you didn't know about that product :D

[@chris_bagasan]

I used No Planaria. It only killed the larger worms. Then I used Planaria Zero. It almost did the job. Now I'm going to use Fish Bendazole. I ordered all my products from Amazon and I live outside the U.S. Just wanted to share my experience.

[@msresearchspeaks]

Thank you that is excellent information.

[@AQUANUT]

+Mad Fish Diva You're very welcome, thank you for leaving us a comment.

[@ratsaremagic]

Damn.... I like your tank - awesome

[@KylesWildWorld]

very cool you did the jar experiment, btw your shrimp are safe with fenbendazole and levamisole i have treated all of my shrimp tanks extensively for this same reason with them and didnt have a single issue.

[@KylesWildWorld]

and all fish, its safe for everything but nerites and mystery snails, though when treating a tank that has fish i always add anti bacterials , because if a fish has a parasite and the parasites all die inside the fish it can easily casue an internal infection. i lost a black ghost knife due to that once it sucked

[@AQUANUT]

+Kyles Wild World Thanks man I'm so glad I decided to use that jar. Thanks for sharing your experiences too. The manufacturer recommended to remove them, I was just playing it safe. I read many reviews saying it was shrimp safe also before I dosed. I believe that one dead shrimp was a victim of the planaria themselves. If the meds would have killed shrimp, more that 1 would have died I'm sure.. Thanks for watching buddy.

[@AQUANUT]

That's good to know man. Let's hope I don't end up needing to use it again. Sorry to hear about your BGK dude that sucks

[@trueblu8]

Levimasol killed all my shrimp. Stick with fenbendazole.

[@trueblu8]

Now what if you remove all the snails from the tank but there are microscopic parasites on the snails? Won't they just repopulate your tank when you add the snails back in? I'm thinking about not only taking the snails out but scrubbing their shells with a toothbrush before throwing them back in after the treatment.

[@brytegirl411]

Great video!! Thank you :)

[@dilflife6533]

Would a biowheel 150 plus a aquaclear50 be to much filtration on a 20 gallon

[@AQUANUT]

+KING_AQUATICS You should be alright depending on what you have in there flow wise but filtration wise there is no such thing.

[@ahero971]

Hey my fish are pretty big and I don’t have a spare tank to put them in. Will they die if I treat my tank? Or can I leave them in?

[@robl6044]

Great video guys 👍👍so how do you think you got them in the tank

[@AQUANUT]

Hey thanks Rob. Well it was my fault, i trade plants with locals and i'm pretty sure it came in one of those swaps. I shall bleach dip all plants in the future. Thanks for watcdhing

[@NOoneENV]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻great video

[@naamgebruiker123]

A Trichopodus trichopterus, marble gourami (in a fresh watertank) will also do the job. This fish loves planaria! I don't know if this fish eats the shrimps...

[@AQUANUT]

+Peter Langedijk Yeah I heard mollies or guppies eat planaria as well but I am not sure if they would eat my shrimp also lol I would have to do more research on that Peter. I heard a few locals are dealing with the same issue. This may be a great way to keep their populations in check. Worms freak me out so I was ready to nuke the tank and not take chances lol

[@lewistenzin6618]

Is it okay to have your light on while treatment? I heard u can’t.

[@AQUANUT]

Hmm you are the first person to bring it up.. I am trying to think but i dont see how it would make a difference. I know that i let my tank do its normal tank cycle during the process.

[@lewistenzin6618]

Okay, so u kept the light on as usual right?

[@AQUANUT]

@@lewistenzin6618 nope i did not adjust my lighting in any way

[@error0351]

I bought this for camallanus worms, would you dose the same way?

[@AQUANUT]

Although I have not treated for camallanus worms like this before it does appear that you can treat them this way. I would dose the same way and give it a shot.

[@error0351]

@@AQUANUT yaaa I'm on my third day, and no results, I've followed the directions on the back to a T. And yet I still have worms in my fish. Oh well I'm got Levamisole on the way.

[@tkc056]

Fantastic video! Did you notice any negative effects on your plants or biological filtration? I'm planning on treating my tank with Panacur C. Thanks!

[@AQUANUT]

Not at all man I tested multiple times looking just in case but we were all good ... Sorry about the late reply

[@tkc056]

AQUA NUT No worries - thanks for getting back to me! Didn’t end up needing to use the Panacur after all 👌🏼

[@prajna5952]

Hi, I just ordered this stuff for my fish tank. I saw a video of a person who used Panacur C and they essentially did a black out of their tank by covering it with a blanket and said that light renders fenbendazole inactive. Is there no need to black out the tank when we add this? Since Panacur C and this are the same chemical, was wondering what I'll need to do. Pls pls let me know!! Thanks!!

[@AQUANUT]

It worked for me and I didn't blackout, It is possible though that light does make it inactive over time. It is nothing that I have heard and as you saw in our video it did kill the planaria. Maybe you could get away with fewer treatments with a blackout but honestly, I couldn't tell yeah. Sorry I couldn't be more help

[@prajna5952]

@@AQUANUT thanks for letting me know!! :)

[@prajna5952]

@@AQUANUT just one more thing :) would you happen to know if dog dewormers which have ingredients that are not fenbendazole can kill planaria? The kind that we get here have ingredients like Praziquantel and Febantel in them. We don't get Panacur C and Safe Guard in my country. I'm getting fish bendazole shipped from outside and it's very expensive to do so :) was wondering I could get away with using an over the counter dewormer next time without paying an arm and a leg next time.

[@jeffmeisterr]

Are these safe on any fish?

[@AQUANUT]

They are fish safe but I would really suggest looking it up or emailing the manufacturer for specifics.

[@wibamuftw]

Hi, sorry if this question has already been asked. Thanks for this video btw. I noticed you said remove any carbon prior to treating the tank for planaria but my filtration cartridges have carbon in them.. is it safe to remove them completely when using this product?? For 3 days?? It's got all the good bacteria and stuff in so I am just wondering if removing them will disrupt the perfect nitrogen cycle I currently have.

[@AQUANUT]

Oh I am sorry Kayla I do hope you were able to get an answer for this question from somewhere. I have multiple KZbin channels and i get swamped with questions. If you are using filter pads with carbon that is not going t6o work or at least very well as the carbon will remove the medication from the water. I would suggest getting a sponge that goes over in intake pipe of your filter. That will do a few things for you. It will make your filters last longer and in the case you have to medicate you would be able to pull those filters without worrying about loss of bb What you could do in the meantime is put a slit in the top your filter pad and remove as much carbon from the sleeve as you can.

[@margomase9831]

Hi, Thanks for the video! I am curious since you didn't uproot any plants or agitate the substrate if any were able to hide and come back after months. I am getting ready to do this and just want to make sure I do the best I can the first time around. Thank you!

[@AQUANUT]

No none survived at all after our treatment even months later

[@margomase9831]

@@AQUANUT Thats a relief! Thank you so much!

[@AQUANUT]

Yeah no problem, have a great day

[@penniewyatt9391]

I put a planeria in a jar and it lived for two months with no food.

[@AQUANUT]

Wow really? That is pretty crazy cool to know

[@chris_bagasan]

Thanks for sharing that info.

[@CypressPhotoStudio]

🤠👍🏻👍🏻

[@AQUANUT]

Much appreciated, thanks for watching.

[@chamikakh]

based on my experience this medicine can damage fish gills and allow them to die eventually when it is dissolved in water. However, medicine is highly effective when it is given with sechem focus in fish food.

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[@brockcallan7355]

@Joseph Amir definitely, I have been watching on Flixzone for years myself =)