I don't typically dip plants either - it's how I got Scuds. Maybe I could learn from my mistakesYeah, I think that's most likely the case. Before, I was never careful about sanitizing my plants when I received them from other people or through websites cause I was too eager to plant right away. Kind of makes me glad I got good planting tongs instead of digging my fingers into the substrate. Now I pot perm dip all new plants. :thumbsup:
Nope, they don't leech on to your fish. That's a good thing. Not sure if they attack shrimp since most online resources say they eat detritus. They left these eggs you see here, under my staurogyne repens and AR mini. I was wondering what those were for so long.Well this is a definite reason for me to start bleaching my plants instead of just tap water washing! do they leech onto your fish? I don't even know if we have leeches in England, I presume so haha, tongs it is!
and I assume the potassium permanganate is shrimp safe?Yeah, I think that's most likely the case. Before, I was never careful about sanitizing my plants when I received them from other people or through websites cause I was too eager to plant right away. Kind of makes me glad I got good planting tongs instead of digging my fingers into the substrate. Now I pot perm dip all new plants. :thumbsup:
Those look like limpit eggs
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Not safe for shrimps. I pot perm my plants outside first for 30 mins to 1 hr, then rinse and plant. Ideally, a 2 -3 week quarantine would eliminate the chance of unaffected eggs hatching.and I assume the potassium permanganate is shrimp safe?
That's what I thought too. My nematodes made great snacks for my neon tetras, but these worms are larger than the fish!Too bad about the leeches, but if it were me I'd be glad to have the worms as a source of fish food.