水草情迷

Hi everyone,

I would like to ask if 渦蟲會攻擊蝦? My tank new born shrimps keep disappearing...

Some people say no, but some say yes...so yes or no?

Here is someone saying yes.

http://aqua.andy.tw/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=163439

Please help to clarify? Thank you!

Sure yes
I am at the same situation

and I see myself they attack even adult shrimp
they ate 1-2 shrimp every week in my 10"square tank

Hi SMTang00, thank you for your info. I thought some people said they won't hurt any shrimps... I saw the worms more recently... I did not see any shrimplets hatched even there were 4 to 5 berried shrimps... also...as you said... I found some adult shrimps just disappeared!! I bet those must be done by the worms.

How did you catch or kill them all?

Now I feed the shrimps less frequently, and less portions too! Then I put a trap with "bloody smell" food in it... It helped to attract the worms. They did not get into the trap...but I tried best to "suck" them out... So far I see less worms now, but I will keep the same until I see some shrimpets coming out...which I just saw couple yesterday...

same as you, catch each on sight
but waste me a lot of time

the trap is not useful at all
and I don;t want to use chemicals



any suggestion

Hi, sorry to reply you late.

My tank has less 渦蟲 than before. I still use the same strategy. Feed my shrimps less.. maybe twice a week. The portion is reduced too. Everytime I feed the shrimps. the food would attract the worms. Then I will use the "suck thing (originally is for feeding medine for my kids) to suck those worms. Suck as many as I can.

No other ways for me so far...just need to be patient

Now I start to see my tank have some small shrimps , and now their survival rate is better than before~