Predatory nematodes?
#1 Guest_Bob_*
Posted 22 June 2007 - 09:03 AM
When I put brine shrimp in the tank to feed the fry this morning, I agitated the surface of the tank with my hand to distribute the brine shrimp more evenly. I saw two or three bind to the brine shrimp and immediately sink to the bottom. (I guess they've been doing the same thing with baby sunfish.)
Anybody have any idea what these things are, and how to get rid of them? I put a small corydoras in the fry tank this morning, thinking that while the critters were full of brine shrimp and resting on the bottom, the cory might get rid of them.
#2 Guest_edbihary_*
Posted 22 June 2007 - 09:36 AM
#3 Guest_Bob_*
Posted 22 June 2007 - 11:34 AM
I've had the tiny worms before, and I've been told that they're harmless. I've seen no harm done by them.
Have you had them in a fry tank? I haven't seen them eat fry, but they really snap up baby brine shrimp.
#4 Guest_drewish_*
Posted 22 June 2007 - 12:47 PM
Also, do you have a write up on your breeding process/setup for the blackbandeds?
#5 Guest_Bob_*
Posted 22 June 2007 - 04:05 PM
No write up as of yet. The process is the one I described during my talk at the convention, which is pretty similar to what Bob Goldstein said worked for him, too.
How did they get in there in the first place? Change in temperature and/or salinity will probably kill them but may also affect your BBS fry. It may be worth setting up another fry tank and nuking that one.
Also, do you have a write up on your breeding process/setup for the blackbandeds?
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