Sorry To Bring This Up Again

[Ficious]

i just had a hydra problem...i took all my shrimp out, boiled the wood, soaked the plants in saltwater, and changed the substrate to sand. i then scrubbed the small tank with very hot water. i noticed all the hydras were gone, but to my suprise, when i woke up this morning the tank is being covered again...they are very small right now but will soon become visible and make my tank look like crap!!



someone mentioned my nitrites being at .25 could cause it but when i tested the water last night it was at 0. i hate these things and want to get rid of them asap...any other suggestions? someone has to have won the battle

 

[ALW]

The easiest way to get rid of the Hydras is to "Raising the temperature to 45 degrees (110F). Prior to this remove the fish and the snails from the tank. The plants can be left in the tank since they can stand this temperature. The temperature only needs to be kept this high for a short period, 5 minutes will suffice".

Info from http/aquaworld.netfirms.com/Predators/hydra.htm

 

[minxfishy]

Taken from the link I provided on your other thread:

Finding a few hydras in your regular aquarium doesn't mean that the aquarium is unhealthy. Actually, it means you have a normal healthy aquarium, since hydra will not live in water of poor quality.

Also treatment:

In the past, the only way I found to eradicate hydra successfully was to sterilise the tank with a chlorine solution. Some copper medications claim that they will kill hydra but they can also be deadly to the fry. Other treatments usually recommended include ammonium nitrate, quinine sulphate, raising the temperature to 40�C for 15 minutes or more, and adding salt until the hydra are killed.

And:

Flubenol 15 (15%) is a product available in the United Kingdom. This product is used for the treatment of skin flukes, gill flukes, camallanus worms, tapeworms, anchor worms and other helminthics commonly found in tropical and coldwater fish. It has also been used successfully with 'skinny disease' in clown loaches.

Hope that helps.

 

[BigC]

Listen....... Flubendazole = hydra eradacated
Dont Listen...Live with your Hyrda.
Sorry to be so blunt, but it was you who posed the question.
Regards
BigC

 

[ALW]

Listen....... Flubendazole = hydra eradacated
Dont Listen...Live with your Hyrda.
Sorry to be so blunt, but it was you who posed the question.
Regards
BigC

Or cook them turn the temp up above 45c and they will start to die, if your heater doesnt go that high turn it up full, take the fish out. Pour boiling water in until the temp goes over 45c then keep adding boiling water so the temp stays above 45c then leave the tank for about 15 mins, then empty 30% and do a water change this then should eliminate the hyrads, if not then follow the other advice given and add some flubendazole. It is the only way!