i need a quick like five minute remidee for mosquito larvae in an oscar tank i fed them frogs that i caught in my yard (ive stopped doing that now) but i guess some eggs came in on them or some larvae from the nearby pond but now my whole tank is covered with them they dont seem to be hurting the oscars but i dont have and cant afford to go buy another 55 gallon tank while the one i have dries out and gets clean i know thats the last resort but i just want to know if there is a quick way to get rid of them that wont hurt my fish and that wont result in a large percent of a water change because i have to go somewhere tomorrow and im going to have to be out for a while and i wont be able to gravel vaccum for a few days so i hope you can help thank you. also will the mosquitos hurt the oscars if untreated i hva ebeen trying some things like parasite away tank buddies but it doesnt seem to work but if i just let them all hatch out and eventually rin out will it hurt the fish. thank you.
2007-08-19 15:47:49 · 4 answers · asked by crystal h 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
The best thing to do is net out as many as possible. You could use various chemicals to attempt to kill the larvae, but in many cases they would be dangerous for the Oscar at levels high enough to kill the larvae.
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2007-08-19 16:14:14 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quick is large net with very small holes. Slow is fly strips for after they fly arond in the house. When was the last time you saw a bug with scuba gear? No they won't hurt the fish. If they are mosquitoes.
2007-08-19 23:00:35 · answer #2 · answered by thejetdude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Copper will do the trick, no harm to the Oscars.
2007-08-20 00:48:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Or he will eat them! my advice would be Watch him see if he is eating them if so there you go free food if he isn't try scooping them out with a fish net!
2007-08-19 22:56:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋