Hydracide mission

[Dan_G_Calgary]

So, I have emtpied out all but one of the tanks that have a hydra outbreak in them, leaving only the plants and pest snails behind.

I intend to commit genocide on the Hydra - Hydracide! but I want the plants to live, plus I want to come away from this with a plant treatment method, so that any future plants I bring in to my tanks will be treated to a hydracide bath before being introduced.

I have read of flubendazole working, and that it wouldn't harm the plants, but woudl have the added benefit of possibly killing off the pest snails. I intend to treat the tanks, let everything die, then remove the plants and wash them off in fresh water, as well as a full tear down of the tanks and restart.

Any experience with this? There will be no fish present so as long as the medication can be removed when I complete the 'cure' I am willing to try it.


Dan

[vince0]

wouldn't charcoal remove the medication once your done dosing?

[Dan_G_Calgary]

dunno. I don't have any charcoal.

[GaryofMontreal]

I've used it several times. My plants haven't died - but neither have any of the %^% snails. Nothing kills snails in my life, I tell you.

It's deadly on hydra, as well as on internal worms. It's an expensive proposition though. I keep a small amount around in case I ever bring in a fish with camallanus worms.

[Dan_G_Calgary]

ya, I was hoping for the snail killing... Vince keeps offering to send over hit men (assasin snails)... hmm. Might have to take him up on it.

[blainep]

The sure method to snail killing is copper. Don't want to use it your display tank though, unless you will never be keeping any inverts in that tank for years to come.

Carbon will absorb the meds mentioned so far. Carbon and a couple water changes will have it out of the system pretty quickly.

[vince0]

dunno. I don't have any charcoal.

you can get a HOB and put in on the front (HOF??) with just charcoal in it as additional filtration while you trying to remove the various meds. When your satisfied the meds are gone, switch it to the next tank.