My New Tank Inhabitants!

[FeroX]

Well I recently acquired some hydra to my tank. At first I freaked out, not knowing what it was and why it's there, but after some research done...I came to the conclusion that a little carnivore that eats ich, velvet, and a host of other diseases and is in no way a threat to my exodon paradoxus ISN'T TOO BAD! hahaha










Thought I'd snap a few shots of it. Pretty interesting stuff, LOVES tubifex worms and brine shrimp.

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

Pretty cool little things, although I heard something about them eating fry? They can be harmful in some way I believe not sure how...


Those are much better then these weird cyclops water flea things I have in my tank, a bunch like to sit on top of the water and jump around

 

[Luketendo]

I sure would like to see your exodons.

 

[paul_219]

Nice pics. gR8 FISH.

 

[three-fingers]

Cool, interesting pics, what did they come on?

Pretty cool little things, although I heard something about them eating fry? They can be harmful in some way I believe not sure how...


Those are much better then these weird cyclops water flea things I have in my tank, a bunch like to sit on top of the water and jump around

I love the cyclops in my tank, they are in no way harmful, and are great food for any fry that manage to escape the angel and....everything else in the tank.
I like my tank to be seem natural, and all the little critters just provide added interest to me. Spring tails and cyclops are I have visible to the naked eye, you should try putting tank water under a microscope!

Nice pics. gR8 FISH.

Did you actually look at the pics Paul?

 

[FeroX]

Pretty cool little things, although I heard something about them eating fry? They can be harmful in some way I believe not sure how...


Those are much better then these weird cyclops water flea things I have in my tank, a bunch like to sit on top of the water and jump around

Yeah they can eat small fry, but my exodons have only spawned once or twice, and the smaller exodons went around eating the eggs . I haven't really put any considerable effort into rearing the fry or actually successfully breeding them, so I could care less. There's nothing in the tank that the hydra can harm, except bad bacteria.

I sure would like to see your exodons.

Oh believe me I've tried! My cam is too terrible to take any decent pics of them, but maybe I'll give my moms a go.

Nice pics. gR8 FISH.

I'm glad you liked my 1 barely recognizable blurry pic of one of my fish.

 

[fishyfreak]

lol...that was funny. Hey how do you get Hydra, or is it just one of those accidental things?

 

[FeroX]

At first I thought: PEST! BAD WATER CONDITIONS! But from what I gather it's just a normal healthy tank and the feeding of brine shrimp (usually appears in fry tanks because of this) is the culprit. My guys take only a meaty diet, with varied flakes throughout the week. So...brine shrimp, some tubifex worms, crickets (throw some in for exodons when I feed my frogs/ones that died off), and krill are a big part in their diet so the hydra LOVE to eat that and....hatched? formed? I guess. Still, it's a cool little specimen.

 

[invader]

I sure would like to see your exodons.

Oh believe me I've tried! My cam is too terrible to take any decent pics of them, but maybe I'll give my moms a go.

Try taking a full tank shot of 'em. Or a vid from the camera. It's much easier!

What size tank and how large is the school? I currently have 11 in a 55gl right now and I love them!