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Re: Aphids and duckweed (was KillieTalk Digest V3 #1980)
Bob Woth wrote:
>
> Lady bugs eat aphids. There is no way to control duckweed. Once you get
> it , it's like a bad
> disease you can't get rid of it.
I agree with the first point, Bob, but not entirely with the second.
To avoid spreading duckweed from tank to tank, shave your arms. ;-)
Many fish eat it. Just try to keep any in a goldfish tank, for example. I
have found both pupfish and springfish are effective eliminators of duckweed
(the latter may have had help from Mexican Mollies, tho).
Duckweed can be excellent "live food" for fish that have a long enough gut
to need veggies. A lot of livebearers eat duckweed, particularly those "near
killies" like Red-Tail Goodeids, etc. *J. floridae* also love it, as I
recall. Oh, I mentioned pupfish, already.
Wright
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