Urgent Help Needed - Mosqitoes larva Found in my planted tank.

**Blankies** · 18th Jul 2011, 11:49

Original Intend was only to rear Cherry....
Got 1 hang on filter... (as tank was in office so i switched off hang on filter over the weekends)

Now, discovered some larvaes, managed to kill a few, but think 2-3 dived deeper and I could not easily get to them

Now... will Cherry eat Larvae?

I was thinking of putting in some fish until i see that most fish will eat Cherry's babies.

Endlers a good idea? Will they eat the Cherry baby?

**Blankies** · 18th Jul 2011, 11:50

Will be putting in GexSoil today....

**Jianyuan** · 18th Jul 2011, 13:07

You can try boraras.

**Blankies** · 18th Jul 2011, 13:22

Originally Posted by Jianyuan

You can try boraras.

Hi,
Thanks for the advice...
If you are willing to share more?
is there a specific boraras I should buy? Will they eat the baby shrimps?

**Jianyuan** · 18th Jul 2011, 13:54

Boraras brigittae (Mosquito rasbora)
Stagant water surface will be a good breeding area for the mosquito larves. Maybe if possible you can try leaving your filter running through the weekend too.

For endlers, i do not know what that is, sorry.

**stormhawk** · 18th Jul 2011, 14:14

Endlers (a wild guppy species) will eat the mosquito larvae but no guarantees it will not try to eat your shrimplets.

**Starringme** · 18th Jul 2011, 14:56

Basically just put any fish inside, most will eat the lavae.

Used to put in lampeyes and tetras.

**felix_fx2** · 18th Jul 2011, 15:31

Turn on the filter. If water surface is constantly moving. The larvae will find it tough to breath.

**Blankies** · 18th Jul 2011, 17:19

Originally Posted by felix_fx2

Turn on the filter. If water surface is constantly moving. The larvae will find it tough to breath.

Thanks. Maybe will not off the filter already.
Anyway, I put in a $2 betta. Hopefully teh Betta faster do work and eat all of the damn pest!

**crevette** · 20th Jul 2011, 22:37

I have no doubt that the betta will eat up the mosquito larva. They will snap up the larva as soon as you drop them in the tank.

**Blankies** · 20th Jul 2011, 23:37

Originally Posted by crevette

I have no doubt that the betta will eat up the mosquito larva. They will snap up the larva as soon as you drop them in the tank.

The betta didnt eat within the first 10 mins i put it in.
So i really had to resort to use pincer to take every larvae out ...so far so good

**jackblack** · 21st Jul 2011, 10:37

I keep briggettate in my shrimp tank..so far they keep the mozzies away

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