help i've got hydra

[ragmansrams]

i've got hydra in one of my tanks and copper quit working do they become imune to copper what do i do now

 

[apistodave]

Go somewhere-- sometimes vets have it --and get some flubendazole it kills them quick and doesnt bother the fish even fry

 

[ragmansrams]

thanks i'll go try that

 

[Z Man]

I usually got Hydra from overfeeding newly hatched baby brine shrimp. My friend Delores Schehr of Wet Thumbs Aquatic put me on to "fluke tabs". Use 1/2 tablet for each 10 gallon of water. Crush it and mix it in a small container of tank water and just dump it in. Not harmful to anything in your tank and the Hydra will be completely gone in less than two hours.

 

[Sir_BlackhOle]

To rid one of my tanks I discontinued bbs feeding and switched to cyclopeeze for a while. They eventually disapeared.

 

[tjudy]

Just curious.. what brand of brine cysts are you using? I have used some brands that are really bad about having too many hydra ephippia, and other brands that have had no problems at all.

 

[apistodave]

Brands dont matter it's the over feeding, that increases the Hydra pop--they are always there but when you over feed they increase

 

[ragmansrams]

i use north american brine shrimp eggs

 

[apistodave]

Did you get some of that stuff I told ya about??

 

[ragmansrams]

cant find it anyware

 

[apistodave]

Jeese gimme your address I'll send ya some its ok it looks like Coke but when they test it they'll let us out.