Betta, Planarian Worms, Corycats?
Hey all. :)
I've got a male Betta in a 2.5 gallon tank with an incandescent hood (temps from 80-90). Have a few questions...
1. I cleaned up the tank yesterday evening (scrubbed algae off the glass and vacuumed the rocks, did about a 50% water change), and by 11:pm noticed wee tiny white wormy bits all over the tank. Brief research indicated these were planarian worms, stirred up by my cleaning, and likely the fault of the "floating" food I'd been feeding (half of which sinks immediately to the bottom, the other half is good for about 15 seconds of floating, then sinks). How do I get rid of planarian worms? Will they harm the fish?
2. Have heard in other forums that maybe Cory-Catfish live well with Bettas... I was considering getting a tiny one (there's a dwarf variety, right? Something that stays about an inch long?) to clean up the bottom of the tank. Since the Betta feeds only off the top (and occasionally chases a sinking foodchunk), the Cory would have plenty of food on the bottom, no? Or, conversely, should I keep the Betta alone in the tank, and "hand-feed" him one bit at a time?
I didn't have to deal with this when I had a goldfish... He regularly cleaned up the bottom of his tank and rearranged the gravel constantly.
Thanks so much for any insight...
-Joz
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