2006-12-07 00:24:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment
There is a species of fish known as Gambisia Affinis. These are introduced into fresh water ponds to control mosquitoes.
2006-12-07 00:27:01 · answer #1 · answered by sujatha_sudhakaran 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Gambusia affinis has been introduced around the world for mosquito control, hence the common name, which it shares with at least five other fish species, including the guppy. Unfortunately G. affinis is not as good at eating mosquitoes as the fishes it tends to replace in those new locations. Mosquitofish do tend to replace native fishes where it is introduced, but probably through competition for food, but through aggression.
2006-12-07 16:02:59 · answer #2 · answered by mr_BIG 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of small livebearer fish will eat mosquito larvae. The one used around here is Gambusia -- apparently these are used so often for this purpose that they're called "mosquitofish." They resemble guppies, but aren't colorful.
2006-12-07 07:24:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
A common breed of fish is Guppies.
2006-12-07 00:43:39 · answer #4 · answered by Tapan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
mosquito fish
it eats all the larvae of the mosquito
2006-12-07 01:51:35 · answer #5 · answered by bunty 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mosquitofish.
Details available here:
http://landscaping.about.com/cs/pestcontrol/a/mosquitocontrol_3.htm
2006-12-07 14:07:52 · answer #6 · answered by Pooja Bedi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usualy guppies r used.
2006-12-07 01:25:14 · answer #7 · answered by rahul m 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Koi
2006-12-07 02:04:45 · answer #8 · answered by Spud55 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
catla
2006-12-07 01:58:47 · answer #9 · answered by Too Cute 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋