aec34
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So... got some hydra appearing in my 20l shrimp tank (planted pretty heavily, 11+ cherry shrimp, set up about 2 months, no CO2, no snails, weekly 30-50% water changes). They appeared a bit after an outbreak of cyclopes, and I’m assuming this is connected - I don’t feed my shrimp but let them graze on what they find. This also coincided with the removal of their old almond leaf, and I kid myself a few hydra went away when I gave them a new one for Christmas, but I suspect this is wishful thinking...
The shrimp don’t seemed bothered, but I’m worried about what happens if they start breeding, which I’m hoping will be soon: some saddles are appearing, and they bred in the old tank (biorb).
Strikes me I’ve got 3 options - and I would welcome advice:
1. Don’t worry about it. There aren’t loads of them, and hopefully as they pork their way their way through available food they’ll go away so as to be unnoticeable - and some babies will survive...? But more babies = more food...
2. Attempt to dose with Panacur or No Planaria. I’m a bit scared about this because I only have a very small volume of water, and really don’t want to overdose by accident (and liquid solution Panacur is £30/bottle?!?). Is No Planaria an easier and cheaper option? Any advice on dosing levels?
3. I’m really not keen on the electrode option...
...and there are no ‘fish libraries’ as my husband pointed out, so I can’t borrow a beast to eat them.
Ta!
The shrimp don’t seemed bothered, but I’m worried about what happens if they start breeding, which I’m hoping will be soon: some saddles are appearing, and they bred in the old tank (biorb).
Strikes me I’ve got 3 options - and I would welcome advice:
1. Don’t worry about it. There aren’t loads of them, and hopefully as they pork their way their way through available food they’ll go away so as to be unnoticeable - and some babies will survive...? But more babies = more food...
2. Attempt to dose with Panacur or No Planaria. I’m a bit scared about this because I only have a very small volume of water, and really don’t want to overdose by accident (and liquid solution Panacur is £30/bottle?!?). Is No Planaria an easier and cheaper option? Any advice on dosing levels?
3. I’m really not keen on the electrode option...
...and there are no ‘fish libraries’ as my husband pointed out, so I can’t borrow a beast to eat them.
Ta!