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Thu Feb 03, 2011, 10:58 AM
#1
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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Thu Feb 03, 2011, 11:28 AM
#2
What is wrong with your fish?
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Fri Feb 04, 2011, 07:33 AM
#3
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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Fri Feb 04, 2011, 07:38 AM
#4
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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Sun Feb 06, 2011, 10:47 AM
#5
I didn't want to constantly bug you with my problems
I have some bristlenoses in the tank already.
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Sun Feb 06, 2011, 10:55 AM
#6
You feel free to call anytime. Just leave them, they will eventually go
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Sun Feb 20, 2011, 12:34 AM
#7
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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