Hydra

[Dosan]

Need some help here please. It seems that I have recently introduced some hydra into my 5 gal RCS tank. I have read that they can kill baby shrimplets and since I have enough troubles keeping cherries anyways (sigh) I really want them gone. I'm hoping there is some sort of medication or chemical that will kill the hydra and not hurt the shrimpies. I really want to avoid extracting the shrimp but will if I have to. Any help greatly appreciated, thanks, Luis.

[Pamelajo]

Hi Dosan,
Get some spixi applesnails they eat hydra and then you can avoid using chemicals. If I were closer I would send you some.

[neven]

i recently had an outbreak too, a member gave me some Fenbendazole to fix it. Its shrimp safe and 2 treatments 48 hours apart wipes them out.

Panacur is a name brand of it.

[CRS Fan]

Dosan.

If you need some Panacur. I will give you enough for 2 treatments. All you need is .5 ml spread 48 hours apart (so 1ml in total). Bring a small pipette to carry the medication home in.

Best regards,

Stuart

[Dosan]

Thanks for the help guys/gals. Stuart I may be in Vancouver tonight, may i drop by? Thanks, Luis

[CRS Fan]

Thanks for the help guys/gals. Stuart I may be in Vancouver tonight, may i drop by? Thanks, Luis

Yes, not a problem Luis. I PM'd you !

Best regards,

Stuart

[Ursus sapien]

green hydra (the most common) won't cause you any grief. it's the other species that can cause you problems with shrimplets.

[gimlid]

Panacur works awesome. Hydra are really cool to watch but they spread fast and devour shrimplets like there is no tomorrow.

[neven]

yea i had the green kind(s) and they were able to get in an area dense enough to harm adult shrimp (who were probably already weak from being new to the tank)