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Re: Hydra in Borelli tank?
Do you feed with bbs or other small living food? They tend to gather
at the top where the light is after a few minutes in the tank, which is
where the hydra are now starting to reproduce. I'm not sure how they
ever get into our tanks, but I do know that they only show themselves
in numbers when there is ample food.
At that size and location in the tank, it is unlikely that the hydra
will be a problem for your borelli fry, so maybe leave them for now if
there are fry. One solution I have heard of and not yet tried to get
rid of them (it's been a few months since I've seen them) is using a 9V
battery. This low voltage kills the hydra, but I guess it's too low to
harm the fish. Like I said, I haven't tried it, but I have read about
it's success about a year ago. Was it on this list? I don't remember,
I belong to too many - if there is such a thing ;-)
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J. Miller
Edmonton, AB, Can.
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