rompergoddess Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 I have a micro-species ten gallon set up, which has four ember tetras, and four pygmy cories, and about twenty cherry shrimp. I have just noticed some hydra have hitched a ride on new plants....dang it! I would like to know if anyone has dealt with this problem, and how, or if I should be worried....I have researched on the web...but lots of conflicting information on whether or not hydra are dangerous to shimplets, and shrimp in general. Also, this is a heavily planted tank...so, vacuuming the substrate is near impossible. ~~Any advice would be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vallisneria Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 I believe Spixi snails eat hydra. They should be safe to add to the tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 I believe Spixi snails eat hydra. They should be safe to add to the tank When I had Spixi snails, the took care of the hydra but also munched on plants. Last time I had hydra, I took care of them with fenbendazole. Not sure if it's safe for your fish but was fine for shrimp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvision Posted January 1, 2013 Report Share Posted January 1, 2013 I'm +1 with the Spixis and plants - they did great at eliminating the hydra, but once there wasn't a constant supply of food, they went on to eat all of the hornwort and Java moss in the tank... which was a lot! I did have over 100 at one time, so if you limit to just one or one sex (thought, how you tell them apart, I don't know; but you need both sexes for them to reproduce). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kristarockstar Posted January 5, 2013 Report Share Posted January 5, 2013 (edited) If they are bad for fish, might be bad for shrimp too. Better to deal with it while infestation is small. This site gives a few options http://freshaquarium...-Pest-Hydra.htm if you want to remove the shrimp (for the heat solution for example) Edited January 5, 2013 by kristarockstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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