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    Just an Egg
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    Protozin

    When treating the tank with Protozin, instructions suggest to add treatment on days 1,2,3 and 6.

    Are you supposed to do any water changes at any stage?

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    What is wrong with your fish?

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    Just an Egg
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    Hi Boxters.

    Fish are ok.

    I have tiny little white worms swimming in the tank near the surface. I also have some small little parasites on the glass.

    I have been doing a 30% water change twice weekly. I have been siphoning any droppings and food off the bottom. The tank is bare bottom so I have been able to make sure I get all the crap out when I siphon.

    Uv sterilizer is working through eheim and I have a sump filter as well.

    I have tried adding salt a few times but it hasn't eradicated the problem.

    I haven't been over-feeding and have no ammonia or nitrate etc.

    I think my problems came about a few weeks back when I got my daughter to feed fish. She must have put in too much.

    I haven't been able to get rid of these things since.

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    You are funny man. Why did you not call me when this started? They are not worms. They are called planairia. They are harmless. Put 2 bristle nose cats in the tank and they will be gone almost overnigh. Some fish eat them, but discus don't

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    Just an Egg
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    I didn't want to constantly bug you with my problems

    I have some bristlenoses in the tank already.

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    You feel free to call anytime. Just leave them, they will eventually go

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    Marlon is 100% correct planaria are reasonably harmless to discus but generally indicate a not so clean tank remove unearth food after each feed give the glass a wipe each waterchange and they won't be a problem.
    Save the protozin for whitespot or fungal infections.

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