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I believe you want the active ingredient to be fenbendazole. Here's an article from an invert-based site I quite like...   http://www.planetinverts.com/killing_planaria_and_hydra.html  

It's most likely planaria, a type of flat worm and isn't all that uncommon.   They can be a threat to very small/young slow moving fish/shrimp and can be removed by either a standard dog/cat worming tablet (look online for instruction how to use) or by a planaria specific treatment.

Take the heater out completely and don't replace it with another one yet. Check where the temp settles and if it doesn't need to be heated then that's a bonus. I don't have a heater in my Fire Red and Fantasy Blue tank (both Cherry types) and the temp fluctuates only a small amount between 20-21C.

Both Mama and I can attest to the fact that small volumes are much more difficult to control, temperature-wise. 27C seems a little too warm, is it just up there to boost the cycle a bit? 

I'm a Geerd :)   Here's a link or 2...   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO7Bp4wmd_s   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgT1SgZK3y8   Some are doing more than others with it but it'll be fabulous. Although, it looks like Zik will be the only one on the planet able to use it in game! Ha!

Yeah, that's very true.   For £3 a bag you can't go wrong!

I know! It got me rather excited as I quite like a wee drink! :)   Ah, you're right, I'm wrong. It might help with some bad stuff, but, you're right it has the opposite affect on Nitrates! Sorry about that, my mistake :)   I find the tabs from the sponge alright. There were about 5 in the one I...

Black sand could work equally well, just so long as it's cory safe. Too jaggy and it can get stuck inside gills.   Dark substrate may even be preferred by your corries and they may even darken to match it and feel less vulnerable. The question of it being too dark is very subjective, I suppose...

Thanks again for the link. It is a friendly place for shrimp lovers!   Have you tried cooled-down boiled water yet, Mama? Granted it'll be difficult to get large volumes but it could help reduce some of the bad stuff for the time being until you source RO. Did you ever consider one of those...

If you chose your plants very carefully and go for easy(ish) to grow ones, there's no reason why normal, cheap sand won't work. I have argos play sand and as well as cories loving to sieve through it, my banana plant, anubias, mosses and bulb type plants grow just fine with no extra ferts or CO2...

Nice water cooling. I'm still playing Skyrim with about a bagillion mods...can't get enough of it. Any one seen some vids of the new Unreal Engine? Holy smokes!

Well, I'll be the one to own up...I'm the type who clicks on the topics and doesn't comment.   For the most part it's because I'm unbelievably lazy (I actually prefer to think of it as an extreme form of energy efficiency) and the best I can muster at times is a mouse click. Moving both my hands...

Unless you specifically want to breed the guppies I'd recommend all male as you'll become over-run quite quickly. If breeding's the aim then more females than males as close to 2:1 is best as that lone female will get pestered a lot! She might be able to cope but I wouldn't take the risk. It...

Actually, you might be right, that could well be the female. Not hugely clear from the pic but the male with the snake-skin tail seems to be pestering her...

All 3 of those guppies look male to me...I'd like to be corrected, especially if you were told that at least 1 of them is female. They all have very flat underbellies and are at least half of the total body, including the tail, coloured. Females tend not to have any colouring on their body at...

Advertise them in your local paper as either free to a good home or for a small price :)

If I may make a suggestion, check your ph again after leaving some tap water out for about 24 hours to make sure there are no 'additives' still to gas off.

Sorry, should have been more specific... If you click View New Content, then on the bottom left there's a few options under a pink rectangle. Just make sure none of the options under 'Other' are not selected.

Its definitely an option on the left as suggested above. Just make sure none of those options are selected.

No, it's not too many fish.   As a (VERY) rough guide, and a lot of people find this a rubbish way to stock, you can have about 1cm of total adult size fish per litre. There's another that's more conservative at 1inch of adult size fish per gallon and since you're in the US, let's use that one...

I was just about to get some Prime but you've swung me, fluttermoth. I'm going to get some of that now instead. Thank you for the recommendation :)   After reading the article posted about conditioners by TTA, I'm quite anxious to get away from using the API and Interpet versions which both have...

I can honestly say in my whole life, I've never before responded to an earthquake/fish tank question! :)   Anyway, yes, if your tank is just glass all round, as in no plastic support at the bottom, you will need to use polystyrene. 3/8 inch is just about right under normal circumstances. To...

Am I too late to get in on this action?

You've convinced me, Ch4rlie...I'll take a pic tonight even although mine is a bit basic looking!

Soft is better for rams, yes. If you can't get hold of RO water you could always try some pre-boiled water as part of your water change, that will soften the water somewhat.   I think F1 may just mean the 1st set of offspring from wild caught parents. It's a label for the number of generations...

You can just use the hot & cold taps to match your current tank temp. If it's a degree or so either side it won't be a huge deal but a match is always best! If you're using an outside source with just cold, you'll need to use a heater as even room temp might not be warm enough.   Sometimes a...

Yup, I agree, TLM, they're cute at 1st but a massive pain in the buttocks after a while!

Hmm...where to start...?   Even before we begin talking about the nitrogen cycle and ammonia etc, you haven't mentioned anything about a water treatment to rid the tap water of chlorine/chloromines. You absolutely must have a water treatment (unless you use well water) otherwise you'll not get...

Looks like you stumbled upon a good find there!    Now I know exactly what to do if my tanks ever suffer from the dreaded black agae stuff :)

Hi Alex   Strictly speaking, your 2 gallon is still a little small even for shrimp (4 gal+ is better - I'll get back to that...), however, I'm glad you've decided on shrimp rather than squeezing any sort of fish in there...   There certainly are a few different kinds of shrimp, although, all the...

I always thought the fo8 puffer was from predominantly freshwater areas...every day's a school day...

My goodness, I remember being quite excited about seeing my 1st few batches of snails eggs...it wears off quite quickly!   Yeah, the type of snails might help but if you've maybe just got some bladder/pond snails they could take up to a month to start getting out of control and hatching all over...

Ah, another question magically appeared....   Probably a couple of months for safety. I found that when the tails start to show signs of colour it's time to move them to the big pool from the baby pool.

Not entirely sure if there's one exact answer to this. It could be that each one is slightly different, but, i do remember reading an article that suggested a period of around 12 hours where a hormone is released inside the female to kerb her appetite so that she doesn't eat the fry whilst...

I'm pretty sure you can, yes.    It genuinely might get lonely, though...and you'd want to avoid any fin nippy tank mates!

Not sure at all but it certainly resembles the planaria worm found in some freshwater setups.

Well that's, um...very interesting, indeed!   Not exactly my cup of tea, but I sure can see the appeal. How old is 'antique' in this case?

Well done that man!   "Insert vague political statement about progress here!"