Expel p

[Kess002]

I’m about to treat my 6 week old 10 gallon aquarium with one betta for worms and I think planaria. I don’t have a hospital tank. Can I just dose the aquarium with the betta in it. I don’t want to kill my daughters new pet?

[DiscusLover]

I would not worry to much about planaria since it won't kill your betta and to really get rid of planaria you need a powder called "no planaria." Its also fine to dose your tank with the betta in it, if you have live plants they will most likely not like it but other then that it should be fine.

[Kess002]

I do have some live plants. So you think I should just not treat it?  The betta eats the detritus worms but the smaller flecks that are on the glass it does not.

[Kess002]

I could also put it back in its itty bitty petco container for a day

[Stroy15]

No don't put back in container, a smaller container can struggle to maintain a stable water quality parameters, from recent experience. If you are treating for worms its a good idea to treat the whole tank. Depending's on the medication you are using, most do not effect plants, it should say in the instructions. If the worms are not coming out of the anus. The last time I been in the fish store 10 gal tanks were only 20 bucks, if you have a bubbler you can hook up a bubble filter and dose with nitrifying bacteria.

If the parasites are internal you can use Culo's medicated food recipe.

Also what are the parameters of the tank.

nitrate?

nitrite?

ammonia?

kh?

gh?

ph?

temp?

[Odd Duck]

Not all worms need treated.  Many are detritus worms that end up as food for your betta.  Pictures can be challenging to get but are often very helpful in determining if you need to treat or not.

Edited September 13, 2022 by Odd Duck
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[Kess002]

I thank you everyone. I took betta out for two hours and treated whole house with Expel P then put betta back in. He did fine. It was the smaller ones on the glass that I was more concerned of being planaria. I did water change next day like directions say.  I’ve seen a few detritus worms since then but not nearly as many.