Re: [Killietalk] Hydra must die

["Karl" <kilikarl at wowway_com>]

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From: "Peter Marceau" <rhodyfish at yahoo_com>
To: <killietalk at aka_org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 9:31 PM
Subject: [Killietalk] Hydra must die


> Well it seems that from time to time these things pop up in my tanks and I 
> tend to tolerate them because I'm hesitant to use any medication in my 
> tanks. Recently I set up a dozen tanks or so to breed some Diapterons. 
> They were all new 2.5G with a new sponge filter, Java moss from a tank 
> that had only contained plants for a year or so and a little peat on the 
> bottom. All seemed fine and the fish looked very happy. I ran the tanks 
> without fish for a week or so then added them in. It seems like it took 
> all of a day for they to show up and be everywhere and I still tolerated 
> them.
> Three weeks ago I was Lucky enough to pick some Betta Channoides at a LFS. 
> They were set up in a plant only tank I had running for a couple of weeks 
> that seemed to be Hydra free. It took all of a day for them to spawn and 
> my first attempt at breeding Bettas was of to a great start. The male did 
> great and held full term only to release the fry to be killed by hydra. 
> This was the first time I ever saw this and I'd like to make ti the last.
> I've been reading about flubendazole and have several questions I was 
> hopping you all could help out. The basics- who will it effect,where to 
> get it, how to use it, when to get it out of my tanks. I have a small 
> pinch someone gave me awhile back but have no idea how much it is and have 
> now way to measure it. Will it kill plants, snails, eggs or fry.
> Thanks in advance
> Peter
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