Protozin

[vitara1]

When treating the tank with Protozin, instructions suggest to add treatment on days 1,2,3 and 6.

Are you supposed to do any water changes at any stage?

[boxters]

What is wrong with your fish?

[vitara1]

Hi Boxters.

Fish are ok.

I have tiny little white worms swimming in the tank near the surface. I also have some small little parasites on the glass.

I have been doing a 30% water change twice weekly. I have been siphoning any droppings and food off the bottom. The tank is bare bottom so I have been able to make sure I get all the crap out when I siphon.

Uv sterilizer is working through eheim and I have a sump filter as well.

I have tried adding salt a few times but it hasn't eradicated the problem.

I haven't been over-feeding and have no ammonia or nitrate etc.

I think my problems came about a few weeks back when I got my daughter to feed fish. She must have put in too much.

I haven't been able to get rid of these things since.

[boxters]

You are funny man. Why did you not call me when this started? They are not worms. They are called planairia. They are harmless. Put 2 bristle nose cats in the tank and they will be gone almost overnigh. Some fish eat them, but discus don't

[vitara1]

I didn't want to constantly bug you with my problems :oops:

I have some bristlenoses in the tank already.

[boxters]

You feel free to call anytime. Just leave them, they will eventually go

[ILLUSN]

Marlon is 100% correct planaria are reasonably harmless to discus but generally indicate a not so clean tank remove unearth food after each feed give the glass a wipe each waterchange and they won't be a problem.
Save the protozin for whitespot or fungal infections.