[Killietalk] Re: Hydra

[Wright Huntley <whuntley at verizon_net>]

Lyretail at aol_com wrote:

> Hello all.  I've had sporadic attacks of Hydra several times,   Where they 
> came from I have no idea.  Fluke tabs work great, but the water  must be changed 
> several times once the hydra are eliminated.  Fortunately,  you can see them 
> shrivel up almost as soon as you put in a fluke tab.  I  have tried half the 
> recommended dosage with equally good results.
>  
> Fred Sharpell

Hydra come in several ways, Fred, but far and away the most common is on 
plants. The microscopic buds can easily travel on wet nets and in fish 
water from your LFS or even a friend's tanks, too.

I don't get them often, but I tend to dry nets between use, which 
discourages travel from one tank to the other, and I avoid letting in 
any of the travel water from new fish and plants. If you are paranoid 
about it, a quick plant rinse in epsom salt solution should take care of 
them as well as most snail eggs, I think. [That's from long ago memory, 
so treat with a pinch of scepticism. It won't get juvenile MTS. Feel for 
those and remove manually.]

Wright

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