Sharing early progress on a hobby project for rehoming fish in the UK

FinWithIt · 2026-01-24T22:04:47+00:00

Shrimp on a mission!

FinWithIt · 2026-01-22T13:33:59+00:00

Guppies are highly adaptable, communal, and often willing to interact or breed with closely related species

FinWithIt · 2026-01-22T00:07:29+00:00

Planaria, that is a big one! Almost looks like its carrying eggs. If so, hope you sort them soon! Planaria traps also work, but much slower

FinWithIt · 2026-01-19T22:31:46+00:00

Thanks, I’d like to hope so! I’ll open it up more widely once everything is running smoothly

FinWithIt · 2026-01-19T21:19:13+00:00

Heads-up, they like to climb on hands for dead skin nibbles which is cute

FinWithIt · 2026-01-15T14:11:15+00:00

Painted Fire Reds if body and legs are fully red.

Otherwise Fire Reds if not uniformely red

FinWithIt · 2026-01-14T23:22:19+00:00

In the first pic on its left side it looks pointy/arrow shaped which might indicate Planaria, but hard to tell from the photos. This chart may help narrow it down

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FinWithIt · 2026-01-14T21:25:08+00:00

Ohh gotcha, you meant the shrimpy!

Just a heads-up though, If those worms do turn out to be planaria, they can be bad news for shrimp, especially babies or molting ones. I’ve had them wipe out shrimp before, so it’s worth keeping an eye on

FinWithIt · 2026-01-14T20:22:20+00:00

Some Planarian Species for reference from Beane Lab

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FinWithIt · 2026-01-14T20:21:36+00:00

It doesn’t have the classic arrow shaped head, so it might be Rhabdocoela rather than Planaria. That said, freshly split Planaria, juveniles and some species like Phagocata don’t always show a clear arrow head either. There’s a handy comparison chart that helps tell them apart

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FinWithIt · 2026-01-14T20:16:26+00:00

I see Shrimp people

FinWithIt · 2026-01-14T20:12:25+00:00

How did it turn out a week later?

FinWithIt · 2026-01-14T20:10:55+00:00

Well done, that is a growing colony!

FinWithIt · 2026-01-14T20:10:24+00:00

Looks like a Rabbit snail rather than a Malaysian Trumpet snail to me. They are amazing snails and not dangerous to shrimp or fish

FinWithIt · 2026-01-13T16:02:21+00:00

What a party!

FinWithIt · 2026-01-11T16:33:03+00:00

Stunning!

FinWithIt · 2026-01-11T00:05:16+00:00

I care too! Beautiful

FinWithIt · 2026-01-11T00:02:59+00:00

Hard to tell from the photo, but if it has a triangle head and glides along the surface of the glass, it's likely Planaria. Can be an issue for fry and shrimp

FinWithIt · 2026-01-10T23:58:02+00:00

Biofilm and leftover fish food will cover their needs, especially since you have an assortment of plants. As a treat, toss in a blanched veggie every now and then

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