Nematodes

[Fish-human]

I have a baby flowerhorn, about 1.5 inches. He is in a 80 gallon tank, but we separated off a section for him, so he has a 30 gallon space. Recently, he's been eating normally, however with sinking foods he tends to nip at them, and leave them be as soon as they touch the floor. I believe this is the cause for my nematode population inside of the aquaruim, what is the best way to get rid of nematodes in my aquaruim without harming my flowerhorn?

 

[Colin_T]

Regular gravel cleaning will remove the rotting food and waste that the worms feed on.
You can try a deworming product like Flubendazole, and copper should kill worms but will also kill snails and shrimp.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Cool! @Colin_T has already said everything that needs to be said.

But you should enter your FlowerHorn in the next FOTM contest!

 

[Fish-human]

Thanks! After some daily heavy vaccuming those little worms are nowhere in sight!