anyone know a good medicine to get rid of planaria in tank? do they have a larval stage that looks like fleas?

Question

some in my tank look like tiny fleas and other are white thin tiny worms. are these both planaria?

Answer 1

Planaria are often found in aquariums with uneaten food. The planaria won't hurt the fish, but they are a symptom of too much gravel containing too much uneaten food, and that is not good for fish. Uneaten food causes all sorts of problems in an aquarium.
Clean your gravel with a Gravel Washer. Clean your gravel every day with the Gravel Washer. You may want to add some aquarium salt to your aquarium up to a maximum of 1 Tablespoon for each 5 gallons of water in your aquarium just as a sort of "booster shot" in the event the excess food has caused any bacteria. It may take several days of gravel washing to get your gravel really clean. When it is finally really clean, begin removing gravel, until it is at most 1/4" deep. Each time you clean your aquarium and wash the gravel, treat the water with 1 drop of Quick Cure for each gallon of water in your aquarium. Also replace the Aquarium Salt that you removed. Small fish such as baby mollies might eat the planaria. Try adding a few small fish to see if they will eat the planaria.

Answer 2

Planaria are totally harmless. They are very common in tanks that either are not cleaned enough or where the fish are overfed. If you want to get rid of them try feeding your fish a little less. Not only will this startve the planaria, but your fish may be more likely to go after them. And don't worry, planaria are harmless.

Answer 3

I have a few of those, and, yes, I've put off things that need doing in order to avoid disturbing my cat. I even have put off getting out of bed in the morning. lol! My cats are my spoiled babies! ; )