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So my tank in diseases with the invading worms that attacked a nerite snail has been holding parameter wise. Despite meds....it looks like one is berried! I’ve been watching like a hawk and she shed this morning. I saw her after the light was in sunset mode. Fingers crossed. Need to change water tomorrow.

Snail is still hanging in. He does not look “well”. Very slow. Not active. Stays on the bottom. Sometimes I find him flipped over. No idea what I can do for him. Since he is a Nerite that comes from brackish, I’ve added salt to his hospital home. No changes in my parameters. Not sure if either drug did anything to the worms. Had added the second dose of paracleanse yesterday morning. Changing water tomorrow in the tank. Nerite will stay on his own but I’m not sure what more to do for him. Any ideas?

And what would it take for you to ship? Lol

Oh I wish. My son’s 5.5 gallon got me back in and spawned my 10 gallon. Now my husband has put us on tank birth control to inhibit further spawns.

Yeah. I’m not sure. Added floating plants and getting my son the fish training kit as he really is a sweet boy...actually both of them are. Lol I’m going to hatch baby brines so kiddo can see and betta can nom. It’s been awhile since I did that. With a degree in Biology, it should be even easier.....

“She’s soooo cute! What a cuuuuutie!!!” He can’t wait to meet her!

Thank you Lizzie for your kind words! I was so happy with my first well planted tank. I always had issues with plants but with today’s LEDs. Woot! Loving it! The snail was definitely alive. They arrived from a hobbyist breeder who raised the cherrys. On the glass the swarmed him and he went to the bottom. Now he’s so terribly lethargic, I’m afraid I’ll lose him. His ramshorn companion is perfectly fine. My son’s tank has a betta and is unaffected.....or has a betta. lol I have a candy koi halfmoon Plakat on the way and I guess he’ll be a worm hunter. He’s a Plakat so I’m worried he’ll be more of a hunter but I’ll hope he’s more like my son’s. My son got me back into the hobby after a stent away. I’ve always loved trying to let the ecosystem handle itself. Am I just not destined for my own nerites??? Here’s worm killer....who I’m waiting to be shipped. Now this is a commercial for why Co-op needs ludwigia repens....wouldn’t have had to order plants elsewhere for the tank....

Tried chicken, shrimp food, and algae wafers. 2 different nights. Fish food was first. Thought meat and veggie would attract either way. Upped it to chicken and no luck.

Thanks for this post! I have a nano on my 10 gallon. I'm loving it but was curious about using it with more then one tank.Awesome! Thank you!

This image sent by one person replying freaked me because the P. morgani looks similar....no triangle head like I would be used to seeing. See soil ecology did pay off! and just to clarify....I had seen them but they were harmless. Didn't see any issue. In the picture of the Nerite...that is not debris in the substrate....those are swarming worms. Still on my glass...been using air tube to vac them off....

Not yet...2 days. Shrimp and ramshorns seem fine. Nerite in quarantine not moving but out of shell once in a while.....This is a new one for me...

My son's Betta Mizu seems to have some fin issues. I've had Bettas before. I bred my best blue and he lived well over 6 years. I keep wondering if he's fin nipping. He is in my son'e room (4.5) happy. Water change twice a week at least with this fin thing looking weird...I've checked surfaces. He's spunky and happy. I walk in and out to make sure he gets some day action. Not seeing any glare/reflection. Getting him the silly fish training kit to try and get them both interacting more. He's in a 5.5 gallon with 2 nerites....I don't want to overdo the bioload. I've added aquarium salt and IAL....maybe I need to up the salt. I've been conservative. We're in Jersey near Philly and the water is very hard.

My kid is obsessed with Murphy. We watch videos and the live camera. Cannot wait for our tshirts that just shipped today! He wants to feed Murphy desperately but we live near Philly. I’m wondering if we can have a pay to feed Murphy day? Just a shoutout of his name and something for Murph to eat. He swore to my husband that Washington state is in the US so it can’t be far. 🤦‍♀️

I felt the same way and wanted to leave them be. My PH tends to be easily above 7. This tank is 7.8 for PH. I only and biomedia in a hang on back to help the bacteria cloud from cycling go away. The Amanos loves it. I have video of these things going after the Nerite. Ammonia has been zero. I barely ever see nitrites now. Been at zero. Nitrates vary as I add my East green but I keep well under 20. GH about 10 degrees and KH is 5 degrees. Our water is pretty darn hard and have to filter. Philly/jersey. Temp in house is 74 with air on. Heater set to 75....rarely kicks on. Fluval nano light set at 45% most of the day. Night 8pm goes blue and off at 10pm. Picture from video of worms swarming to nerite

I have a 10 gallon that was cycled with coop plants and some they didn’t have. I wanted a betta but in the meantime added cherry shrimp and 3 Amanos. The 3 Amano had died about 2 weeks in. (Last week) bummer. Now this week we saw them. Tons of little white worms. I looked close and thought they were Rhabdocela and posted on social media to get confirmation. Most agreed. I had a nerite and ramshorn arrive and quarantined. I figured the worms are harmless and I added the snails after acclimating. They were both active. I returned a short time later and the Tiger Nerite was swarmed. I was frantic and pulled him out. I updated and posted online to see if I could get help. Some said Planaria (despite no triangular head I can see). Others said snail leeches. They don’t move like leeches though. the nerite is in quarantine and has lost activity levels significantly. I’m afraid they got in his shell and I see no planaria treatment that won’t kill a nerite too. I’m still not 100% sure what these are. I added fenbendazole to the tank and paracleanse. I put a tiny amount of paracleanse in quarantine. I feel awful because I thought they were harmless worms. Bait trap yielded nothing. Some folks would just say “you’re over feeding” but I have not fed the cherries. I fed very little for the Amanos. I’m afraid the worms got to them. The swarm the nerite but not the ramshorn. Ugh. Any advice? Can anyone ID them for sure?? How can I save the Nerite. I have betta on the way and I’m scared I’ll have to destroy my tank just as it was looking so good. Close up photo is very small IAL leaf. cant upload the video due to size.

Irene! You are famous in my house! A gamer's wife....thought caught my husband's ear. My son just loves you videos. I told him you're like Murphy's manager....Too bad we're East Coast.

Hey Mick! I grew up in Kennsington (Philly) but live over the river in NJ. (Whispers) heeelpppp meee get out.... Nice looking setups! I'm hoping to get to know more local folks or even just interesting down to earth people.