Planaria

All posts regarding the care and breeding of these catfishes from South America.
Post Reply
jjkolodz
Posts: 46
Joined: 02 Aug 2007, 05:07
My cats species list: 17 (i:1, k:10)
My BLogs: 1 (i:0, p:1)
Spotted: 13
Location 1: Upper Saddle River
Location 2: NJ

Planaria

Post by jjkolodz »

Does anyone know if cories will eat planaria?
CoryWally
Posts: 282
Joined: 22 Nov 2005, 16:20
My articles: 1
My images: 3
My catfish: 4
My cats species list: 22 (i:4, k:0)
My BLogs: 4 (i:0, p:42)
Spotted: 4
Location 1: UK
Location 2: Boston Spa, West Yorks, U.K.

Re: Planaria

Post by CoryWally »

No, well mine don't.

If I recall, the only fish that eat them are paradise fish (Macropodus sp. - I think that's right without checking) and possibly bettas. I popped a siamese fighter in a tank infested with planaria last week and he seems to be 'pecking' at the glass a lot. The best cure I have found is flubenol, but it isn't available anymore.

Although planaria are harmless to fish, they will devour cory eggs.

Good luck,
Mark.
Mark Walters
[email protected]
Post Reply

Return to “South American Catfishes (Callichthyidae - Corys et al)”