anyone know what this is???? :S

[Laurie Dear]

Hi everyone,

I hope someone can help me identify what this is. it looks almost alien like. I am unsure if it is plant or animal.

Any input would be greatly appreciated. Especially on how to get rid of it!

 

[Mark Livermore]

Hydra, can be harmful to fry/shrimp, i think there is a thread on here somewhere which shows how to get rid.

 

[Mark Livermore]

http://www.ukaps.org/forum/threads/bugs-you-might-encounter-in-your-aquarium.35994/#post-390760

Try that link

Paolo tells you how, then Kirk shows you how he did it

 

[Mr. Teapot]

Fenbendazole - dog wormer. Rids your tank of any planaria at the same time.

http://www.planetinverts.com/killing_planaria_and_hydra.html

 

[Laurie Dear]

thanks guys!

 

[EnderUK]

What have you got in the tank? They can be food for fsh.

 

[Laurie Dear]

Just a Betta and baby BN pleco

 

[PARAGUAY]

It does look like Hydra, I have read large Gouramis Blue or similar one of few fish that actually that will eat it ,cannot confirm though

 

[Laurie Dear]

ah, unfortunately, getting live stock to resolve this problem wasn't an option. cause it was just a small tank, i took e verything out and put the fish in a separate tank whilst i scrubbed the hardscape and left in boiling water for over an hour as well as poured heated water into the tank to eradicate them. appears to have done the job. Lost the plants, but not really bothered as they were just a mixture of snippings i'd taken from my main tank thanks for all the help though.