StockEwe49 Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Hi all, recently I have noticed a HUGE population of hydra in my planted 55 gallon tank. The stocking list is below. My main question is: Is this a cause for concern, and if so is the best way of getting rid of them to stop feeding small food? (Without using de-wormer since it will kill snails) Stocking List: 1 Yoyo loach 3 Amano Shrimp Mutt Guppies 1 BN LF lemon Blue Eye pleco 1 mystery snail A lot of ramshorn/pond snails! Also I am planning on doing a journal this week for this tank 🙂 ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 (edited) No reason for concern. I have them in all my tanks only ever see them when I feed fry consistently with BBS. cut out powder and Bbs for two-three weeks they will start to cyst up. Unless you have a terrific microfauna population then they may persist but will control your micro fauna. I even have them with neo shrimp and CPD fry newly hatched. I’ve never noticed it interfering with the population. It’s a natural part of ecosystems my guppy girls eat it, but they try to eat anything and everything so 😂. Edited December 16, 2021 by Guppysnail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StockEwe49 Posted December 16, 2021 Author Share Posted December 16, 2021 On 12/15/2021 at 7:18 PM, Guppysnail said: No reason for concern. I have them in all my tanks only ever see them when I feed fry consistently with BBS. cut out powder and Bbs for two-three weeks they will start to cyst up. Unless you have a terrific microfauna population then they may persist but will control your micro fauna. I even have them with neo shrimp and CPD fry newly hatched. I’ve never noticed it interfering with the population. It’s a natural part of ecosystems my guppy girl eat it, but they try to eat anything and every so 😂. Ok thanks, I was thinking some people say they may be a danger to fry but I figured the guppies would eat them anyway, maybe I am keeping them too well fed! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 Oh I missed the pond snails. They will eat it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laritheloud Posted December 16, 2021 Share Posted December 16, 2021 When I was just starting out I panicked about hydra... but tbh they haven't really caused issues in any of my tanks, including my neocaridina shrimp tank. I don't have a massive population and if I see more than the norm, I just cut back on feeding a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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