Why you shouldn't try to squash planaria in your tank.

Originally Posted by thxpro98

when i see them i quash them whole, then whole body flatten, are they consider dead? they float around my rasbora 'taste' it, but swim away

The skin of the planaria is known to be harmful to shrimps. Maybe some very mild nerve poisoning effect. Don't think there is any small shrimp safe method to kill them. Haiz. . .