hydra in the aquarium.

[darren636]

hello all. Pretty sure i have developed a case of hydra , i assume they popped in with the live food i use. Do i need to be concerned by these strange little fellows?

 

[tekopikin]

Hi,
That sounds similar to what jayo76 was describing in this thread http://tinyurl.com/7qekokr
I found this article on the subject http://tinyurl.com/hydra82zy, i.e. assuming it is hydra that you do have (touch wood it won't be).
Good luck

 

[BigTom]

I've successfully nuked both hydra and planaria with Panacur (anti-helmintic wormer) without any apparent loss of fish or shrimp. If possible I would remove them by hand though.

 

[Calzone]

Use the following link - I can vouch for it and it was safe for fish and shrimp when I did it.

http://www.planetinverts.com/killing_planaria_and_hydra.html

 

[LondonDragon]

I've successfully nuked both hydra and planaria with Panacur

Works every time within 24 hours

 

[darren636]

had a look this morning. I now have millions of them. I also have some very small bug life too. I expect these hydra are consuming those little beasts and multiplying.

 

[frothhelmet]

another natural cure is asolene spixi which will eat hydra...and your plants.

 

[darren636]

spent too much on quality plants!

 

[nduli]

Recently had some hydra appear in the tank along with planaria and a short course of no planaria by genchem sorted both issues

 

[hotweldfire]

I've successfully nuked both hydra and planaria with Panacur

Works every time within 24 hours

Just wiped out a horde of them in my new nano with the stuff. Extremely effective. Have tried the genchem beetelgeuse or whatever it is and it works too.