Re: [AGA Member] Hydra in tank

["Karen Randall" <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>]

Oh!  Pearls work even better than dwarfs... forgot about them!

Karen

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ramsey" <djramsey@earthlink.net>
To: <aga-member@thekrib.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 8:37 PM
Subject: Re: [AGA Member] Hydra in tank


> Karen, thanks. Wonderful answer. But why does the solution always involve
> MORE fish? My solutions to the tanks always somehow or other require 1. A
> 'new' holding tank, followed up with 'Got to put some stuff in the tank'!
> But, all joking aside, I will get some dwarfs. After they do the hydra
thing
> I can move them to one of those 'holding tanks' and try breeding them. I
> bred Pearl Gouramis many, too many, years ago and it was a lot of fun
> raising hundreds of fry. Thanks again. I really did not want to use any
> chemicals, this 29 has been going for more than a year and looks good.
> David Ramsey
> djramsey@earthlink.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karen Randall" <krandall@rdrcpa.biz>
> To: <aga-member@thekrib.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 8:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [AGA Member] Hydra in tank
>
>
> > > My 29 planted tank has a few platies and corys. I just found a
fabulous
> > > colony of hydra going strong on the glass in one corner. What should I
> use
> > > to kill the hydra and not mess up the plants?
> >
> > Add a gourami.  Blues work best, (or any of the vriations on blues)  but
> > they are a bit aggressive.  Dwarf or giant gouramis work too, but they
> > aren't quite as quick about it.  Hydra are almost a guaranteed sign of
> over
> > feeding, so you might want to do a couple of big water changes and cut
> back
> > on the feeding before your hydra infestation turns into an algae
> > infestation!
> >
> > Karen
> >
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