Re: [Killietalk] Snails and hydra

[William Maier <dreammaker2623 at yahoo_com>]

Pearl gouramis are a fish that will eat hydra. I have used them in a tank to get rid of hydra. Just remove the adult fis, you might loose some of the eggs or babies  (unless you caan remove them without taking any hydra with them). Let the gourami do it's job and then you can take the gourami out and put your other fish back in to breed in the tank.
  

Charles & Sue Harrison <csharrison at inkmaker_net> wrote:
  Personally I like the tearing up sheets of paper 
into small pieces and scattering them around on 
the floor under the tanks. That works for keeping 
Elephants away from the fishroom 2. I have been 
doing it since 1978 and there have been no 
Elephants here since then.

"The use of running a 9 volt current through your 
aquarium to kill Hydra is just one of the many 
bizarre methods aquarists have advanced in their 
age old war with these animals. Suffice it to say 
it does not work. The Hydra will retrack when 
shocked but it would take more current than 9 
volts to kill these beasts. I would venture to 
say they would survive 115 volts for hours. Maybe 
not if the salinity was raised to that of 
seawater but then again, Hydra would simply die 
in full strength sea water without the 
electricity.The Hydra live up to their 
mythological monster name sake. A traditionally 
notorious beast to destroy. "
Copper, Formaldehyde, Salt(up to a point) and 
most other "cures" just don't kill the pest.

Fluke Tabs medication and Flubendazole do. You 
can eliminate the pests completely without 
harming the bacteria plants or fry.

If you need Flubendazole, let me know of list. I 
have it for distribution. I have Fluke Tabs also 
as well as Levamisole and several other Fishroom 
chemicals, off the list please.

Charles Harrison


       
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