>At 06:48 21/12/96 -1000, Mahalo wrote:
>>I have an infestation of hydra in my M. bosmani tank. Any suggestions on
>>how to get rid of them? I could cut back on the live food and this should
>>slowly reduce the populations. However, I was wondering if there was
>>someting faster and if I could treat my plants (when a tank is set up) to
>>prevent further infestations.
>
>There is a product marketed in Europe called "Dactycid" that will get rid of
>Hydra. It is also available in its pure form but I don't know the name of
>the chemical. Perhaps one of our European listeners can tell us?
>
>As far as I know this product is not available in Australia and I don't know
>if it is available in Northern America. But it is Magic stuff when it comes
>to getting rid of Hydra & planaria! Completely harmless to fish, fry &
>plants but might knock down snails.
>
>Adrian.
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