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Re: Hydra
IDMiamiBob@aol.com wrote:
> Jason writes:
>
> << Just read something about hydra needing live food to survive-and that if
> you
> switch food for a few days they are easily kept under control.
>
> Jason >>
>
> Nope. For this I can vouch. I discovered hydra long before I discovered any
> kind of live or even frozen food. The live food they feed on is the normal
> protozoan life in every healthy tank. UGF and Sponge filters will spit out
> enough bacteria to support a large colony of hydra without a problem.
>
> Fluke tabs work, and so will certain gouramies, though I can't remember off
> hand which ones to recommend.
The 3-spot gourami, Trichogaster trichopterus, eats hydra, but only as a last
resort. Definitely not a good fish to put in a tank full of dwarf cichlid fry!
Mike Wise
>
>
> Bob Dixon
>
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