GoYankees10 Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Been keeping fish for years. Never seen anything like this before. I have just started feeding brine shrimp though, are they brine shrimp that grew? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 im interested to see the answer for this. ive never seen anything like it. some alien life form is my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaigeIs Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Hydra? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanked Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 I'm going to go with Hydra also. End to end, some varieties can get relatively large. Many topics concerning Hydra also mention brine shrimp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotope Biologist Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 Yup look like Hydra vulgaris. The largest of individuals can get 3 cm long in body length. They really enjoy brine shrimp so it’s no wonder they were in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted March 3, 2022 Share Posted March 3, 2022 In my experience, if young fry come into contact with hydra, it can sometimes be fatal. use an algae scrubber while sucking them off the glass so that they can't move to a different spot. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1gJ4k3 Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Looks like hydra to me as well, especially if you're feeding BBS. I think the test is if they shrink back if you put your finger or something near them, they're hydra. I recently had an outbreak myself in my ram fry growout tanks. The Co-op doesn't seem to like to go the chemical route and recommends a more long-term solution, but I was worried about killing my ram fry that I've put a lot of time into and didn't want them to starve if I cut down on food, so I wanted them gone as soon as possible. I put this stuff in yesterday and they all seem to be gone today. It's made from betel nut extract, so I'm not too concerned about it. Just keep in mind that if you do go this route that it will probably take out your snails so you should remove them an isolate them for awhile if you want to keep them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted March 4, 2022 Share Posted March 4, 2022 Stop feeding brine shrimp for a week that what they are eating that will reduce their numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoYankees10 Posted March 14, 2022 Author Share Posted March 14, 2022 Update on my Hydra problem. They ended up invading multiple tanks. I bought this No Planaria stuff on Amazon, dosed it for 24 hours and the HYDRA where wiped out. Fish and all the snails where fine. I’ll include a picture of it. This stuff is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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