"No Planaria" treatment WARNING

[RuthiePee]

I put this in the "sick axolotl" part of the forum, but thought I'd post it here too...

Update on the "No Planaria" treatment... I'd read on this forum that others had used it with their axies without any problems.....

Of my two treated tanks containing 5 originally healthy axies in total... since treating with "No Planaria" roughly 3 weeks ago I now have 2 axies that are barely alive. The other three were taken out of the tanks as they were floating or lifelessly lying at the bottom on their sides/upside down & fridged but didn't survive.
I have never felt so sad or so guilty. I'm expecting the two remaining to die today as they haven't eaten for days and look like something from the end of the film E.T. all powdery looking and grey.

I am 90% convinced that No Planaria caused this, and I am advising everyone here that this treatment should be avoided.

Totally devastated....

 

[Linus]

I don't know why people hate planaria so much. Good indicator of a healthy tank! Sorry for your losses.

 

[RuthiePee]

I know, I was just a bit squeamish about putting my hand in the tank with the planaria floating about...the tank is kept scrupulously clean, I syphon off all poops and excess food after each feeding and was shocked when I saw planaria (I had them in a tank I had with a freshwater puffer years ago) but looking at the whole picture now I prefer them to no Axolotls that's for sure! I will never use anything like it again...that's if I ever have more axolotls I don;t feel like I should right now as the guilt is too much...there is only one survivor now and he's hanging on by a thread :'(

 

[RuthiePee]

Quick update, they all died.