Hello,
I'm reading and nosing around here for a while so decided to make an account, but this is actually my first message here so:
Hi there!
I will start with a question, I hope that's ok...
I am currently cycling a tank for shrimp so no livestock yet. A week or two ago i saw the first hydra and by now their numbers are growing...
Since i know they are not ideal with young shrimp i would like to remove them before i introduce the shrimp.
I know there are some chemical products that can be used but i am not really fond of that. For what i read these can stay active in the soil for a while after the cure which is not ideal, snails will probably die and i risk to loose some of the bacteria in the filter...
So I would like to try other ways first.
I read some things about the 'battery approach' but this can possibly leak copper in the tank... I wonder what the long term consequences will be in that case?
There are some fish that eat them so also that would be an option. Not ideal because i am not planning to have fish in the tank but anyway: if there would be a real "Hydra-exterminator"-wonderfish i would consider adding a few for a while..
Anybody here that has experience with one of the above? Or any tips or advice?
Thanks in advance
cheers
hades
I'm reading and nosing around here for a while so decided to make an account, but this is actually my first message here so:
Hi there!
I will start with a question, I hope that's ok...
I am currently cycling a tank for shrimp so no livestock yet. A week or two ago i saw the first hydra and by now their numbers are growing...
Since i know they are not ideal with young shrimp i would like to remove them before i introduce the shrimp.
I know there are some chemical products that can be used but i am not really fond of that. For what i read these can stay active in the soil for a while after the cure which is not ideal, snails will probably die and i risk to loose some of the bacteria in the filter...
So I would like to try other ways first.
I read some things about the 'battery approach' but this can possibly leak copper in the tank... I wonder what the long term consequences will be in that case?
There are some fish that eat them so also that would be an option. Not ideal because i am not planning to have fish in the tank but anyway: if there would be a real "Hydra-exterminator"-wonderfish i would consider adding a few for a while..
Anybody here that has experience with one of the above? Or any tips or advice?
Thanks in advance
cheers
hades