Alaura02 Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 I have just added 4 RCS to my 40 gal and seen a small infestation of Hydra! WTF? They weren't there yesterday which is why I felt safe buying the shrimp today. Two of the shrimp are berried and the other 2 are males so I don't want to loose any and I don't want my first ever babies to die. I orderes panacure but it won't be here till the end of the week. What do I do in the meantime!? Sent from my moto g(6) using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asilva93 Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 I had hydra in my first shrimp tank about a year and a half ago and switching from tap water to RO water got rid of them within the first week or so of switching. Alaura02 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revaria Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 For me reducing feedings will reduce the amount of hydra within the tank over a few weeks as they starve out, after which most of the remainders will be left on the first few inches on the top of the glass where they can be removed manually with a scouring pad after you drain the water a bit. For the ones on my sponge filters I swapped them out with some spare filters which are floating in other tanks and boiled the infested sponges. Alaura02 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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