How to kill aquarium pests?

So around a month and a half ago , I got a bunch of Petsmart live plants which were an (amazon sword, jungle val and some green cabomba ) for my 10 gallon aquarium with a planted tank light from Amazon. Fast forward two weeks or so and I start getting all sorts of algae ranging from green spot algae to some green hair algae. Then I got a bladder snail infestation later I got a hydra breakout. Then yesterday, I realized there was some detritus worms and some planaria worms on my glass. I really want to get rid of these pests but I don't know what to do.

Pests: Algae, Bladder Snails, Hydra, Detritus and Planaria worms

 

Bladder snails: assassin snails
Algae: you and your algae scrubber
Hydra/planaria/detritus: water changes

Most times these pests show up due toover feeding, bad water quality, or something else that is wrong with your water. The plants may have carried these however they Should not spread if your water is clean, although I guess it’s possible. The bladder snails are an exception, they spread basically no matter what, assassin snails should help. Hope this helps, I’m not trying to be mean, I would recommend checking your water though.

 

I’ve never had to deal with Planaria, but hydra can just be scraped off the glass and vacuumed, or you could get a 3 spot gourami to eat them. I’ve heard people have a lot of success just pulling out and crushing the bladder snails, but I personally don’t mind the snails in my tanks. Plucking them out has just become regular maintenance for me, and I appreciate the help they give me. Detritus isn’t a Pest, and is in fact a sign of a healthy ecosystem. You can definitely get rid of them by vacuuming your gravel a bit more and doing more maintenance.
As for the algae, I’ve been lucky enough to be plagued by it in every tank I own, even the tanks without lights on them. Your best bet is to buy some aquarium grade polyester and scrub it off of everything, and then do a few water changes and a 3-5 day complete blackout.

 

Bladder snails: assassin snails
Algae: you and your algae scrubber
Hydra/planaria/detritus: water changes

Most times these pests show up due toover feeding, bad water quality, or something else that is wrong with your water. The plants may have carried these however they Should not spread if your water is clean, although I guess it’s possible. The bladder snails are an exception, they spread basically no matter what, assassin snails should help. Hope this helps, I’m not trying to be mean, I would recommend checking your water though.

I tested my water yesterday when I saw the worms and my water quality is great actually. better than I expected.

 

Assassin snails - they will keep snails in check and consume excess fish food like flakes, pellets and algae chips, as well as graze on algae and biofilm.

For algae - here is a link that helps identify the algae type and how to address the cause for it's growth. You have to fix what is causing the algae growth or you will be forever fighting it.

 

Aren't assasin snails to big for a 10 gallon and wounldn't they breed in my aquarium also

Assassin snails - they will keep snails in check and consume excess fish food like flakes, pellets and algae chips, as well as graze on algae and biofilm.

For algae - here is a link that helps identify the algae type and how to address the cause for it's growth. You have to fix what is causing the algae growth or you will be forever fighting it.

Can I keep them in gravel substrate

 

Aren't assasin snails to big for a 10 gallon and wounldn't they breed in my aquarium also

They might breed, but they rarely do. Assassin snails get about as big as a small bladder snail.

 

Can I keep them in gravel substrate

Good questions. 10 gallons may be too small for them and they like sand substrate. Here is a link with a great description, care and feeding.
Assassin Snail: Care, Size, Diet, Feeding & Tankmates - Video

 

Why do you not want bladder snails?

 

They don't look good, they multiply like crazy , they deficate a lot , their eggs are unsightly and they don't help at all with the eggs.

 

They don't look good, they multiply like crazy , they deficate a lot , their eggs are unsightly and they don't help at all with the eggs.

Don't overfeed and their numbers will be in check. Same with planaria.

For hydra, people say planaria zero is the product that kills them. Def do not get 3 spot gourami, they get too big for an 10 gallon.

 

Blader snails are so beneficial to an aquarium!

 

Blader snails are so beneficial to an aquarium!

They are not eating algae which defeats their purpose and they are reproducing like crazy.

 

Fenbendanzole for detritus, hydra and stubborn planaria, and cleaning the substrate with your siphon and water changes.
Algae -> algae scrubber and water changes.
Cause for algae are excess nutrients if I'm not mistaken.

 

Fenbendanzole for detritus, hydra and stubborn planaria, and cleaning the substrate with your siphon and water changes.
Algae -> algae scrubber and water changes.
Cause for algae are excess nutrients if I'm not mistaken.

Thanks but do u have a solution for bladder snails.

 

Thanks but do u have a solution for bladder snails.

Bladder snails = couple of assassin snails. They have been mentioned before.

 

thanks I just wanted to know if there was more solutions.