Mahalo,
MTF
Snip...
>
>Sounds like the dreaded planaria to me! Copper doesn't work (although it
>should - probably the dose required will also be toxic to the fish). The
>only product that I have found works is a propriety product I got from
>Holland called 'Dactycid'. This product is extremely safe with young fry.
>Apparently you can get the active ingredient. Maybe Harro can tell us what
>the active chemical is?????
From: William Vannerson <William_Vannerson at ama-assn.org> To:
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The subject of hydra appears about once every 4-5 months. I found an
interesting article onthe subject in the October issue of Aquarium
Frontiers. The URL is:
http://www.aquariumfrontiers.com/1997/oct/product/default.htm
The article reports on a highly effective drug called Panacur in the US,
Flubenol in Germany, that kills hydra while leaving plants AND killie fry
healthy. It's a drug that you can obtain through a veterinarian.
Bill Vannerson
TO killies-l at killi.net + For further information, see
http://www.killi.net/lists/From: "Christian Rosskopf"
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Subject: Re. The Hydra Kill
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 10:28:28 +0200
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I have made very bad experience using copper sulfate with killies.
Especialy with Nothos when they have Oodinium. I have killed several
generations of Nothos with a solution of copper sulfate like it is
describted in Untergasser's book about fish-disease.
Back to hydra:
We have made very good experience in killing hydra by using Flubenol 5%. I
don't know if it is availble in USA. Normaly veterinarians use this medical
to kill worms in pigs. It works like this: The worms can not digest what
they eat and they die of starvation. In the same way it works to hydra. You
have to use 1 gram of Flubenol 5% at 500 liter water. We have never seen
that the killies are showing distress, flight, jump or hide or die. Even
the snails are well.
The Flubenol 5% can also be used to kill several worms at fishes
(gill-worms for example).
Christian
Christian Rosskopf
DKG 40
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