So.......... the Hydra in the 20g was decimated by the Chili Rasboras and has been kept at bay by the Honey Gouramis.

Tonight I noticed that in the 36g there are some Hydra..... when you find a few, soon you find more.... they spread!

I am NOT uprooting everything in the tank to HP/bleach dip it..... you've seen pics of my 36g!

I do have Angelfish..... will they eat Hydra? They are always pecking at everything.... all the time, lol.

I don't want the Hydra stinging my baby Clown Pleco's lips or my Mystery Snails bodies!

Thanks in advance.

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Holly one good advice is to have 2 different nets, one for each tank. Hydra will transfer from one tank to another via a net.

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Sorry Holly,wish I could tell you what to do.Maybe the angels are eating them?

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I had to google what a hydra was....found that pond snails eat them?

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Gah! The net!!! I didn't even think of that! Thanks!!!

Pond snails? Well then, between the pond snails and the Mystery Snails they should be gone soon!

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Some sy to regularly clean them with peroxide also. Especially if dealing with sick fish.

Sry...pond snails won't eat them. However, Spixi snails will.

I just recently wiped them out myself. I had to break down and use Flubendazole.

spixi snails?Will these be able to escape the clutches of the assassins?

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They are rather small so they might get snarfed. But don't quote me on that as I have never kept either snail.

Haha,snarfed.

Ill read into it some,thanks for the info.

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Aquarium Pest Hydra - How to Combat the Aquarium Pest Hydra

that's the site where I read that pond snails will eat them. of course I cannot vouch for it's accuracy I was just repeatin what I read.

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Hehe, they say it's hard to irradiate them Google the word.

I have no experience with hydra, so thanks for educating me everyone. Sorry it happened to come up in your tank though, Holly. Best of luck.

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Nothing does in Hydra like Flubendazole! and it doesn't bother plants or filter or any thing else in the tank. 2 days ALL the Hydra are small balls on the plants and walls. Another day and they are all gone. No color, no fish, no snails, no Hydra, Flubendazole!

Charles Harrison

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LOL I have a friggin degree in the English language and somehow i overlooked that

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