Chandra Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 (edited) Some one told me that brine shrimp eggs from brine shrimp direct cause Hydra in your tanks. I'm wondering if thats true because I'm raising a fry and started to see hydra in the breeder box. Any experiences? Edited August 26, 2020 by Chandra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RovingGinger Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Hydra are supposedly inert in household dust and gravel and things like that, they just tend to start multiplying and actually showing some size when you’re feeding fry because you generally have to over feed a bit and they benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 Baby brine shrimp are hydras favorite food. You may not notice that you have a couple of hydra lurking until you start feeding baby brine shrimp. But as to hydra being introduced by Brine Shrimp Direct eggs, I am skeptical. I have used Brine Shrimp Direct eggs over the years and never noticed hydra in connection with that brand. I don't think freshwater hydra tolerate saltwater very well also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcalberto Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I used to have a huge hydra problem in my fry tanks, then I used fembendazole sold as a dog dewormer (1 drop for every 6 gallons, single use), and all my hydra and planaria disappeared. Never seen either again in any of my tanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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