Self-Intro and Mozzie question

[Dcloud]

Hi all,

Have a short intro of myself posted earlier here:-
http://www.aquaticquotient.com/forum...-the-community

Regarding the mozzie qns,

I am actually wondering if it is normal to have their larvaes in the tank, and as far as i know, none of my shrimps are eating them and the larvaes have actually gotten pretty big... hahaha

The tank is 2*1*1ft, currently running on sponge filter(with direction flow) powered by air pump

Any advice on this? especially if i should remove it, and what to introduce into the tank that will not harm the shrimp community.

Thanks guys

[Navanod]

Bro, its dangerous to be breeding mosquitoes in your home. Please remove all the wrigglers and kill them as soon as possible before they turn into adults.
Some bros may think its not safe, but I do keep some Boraras brigittae aka mosquito rasboras to eat mosquito larvae.

[altezza_87]

i used to think the mosquito rasboras are safe with shrimps.

until recently i rear them together with shrimps in a much smaller tank. i get to watch in horror of seeing one of them munch my shrimplets right in front of my eyes.

[newlife]

Water Surface moving?


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[Dcloud]

Bro, its dangerous to be breeding mosquitoes in your home. Please remove all the wrigglers and kill them as soon as possible before they turn into adults.
Some bros may think its not safe, but I do keep some Boraras brigittae aka mosquito rasboras to eat mosquito larvae.

Yep.. i agree especially when it reaches pupae etcc, so far all still larvae. But i must say that i am very tempted to get a betta to feed on the larvae (suck out the larvae from tank and transfer) but seems to be a lot of work, and not effective for those hidding =="...

i used to think the mosquito rasboras are safe with shrimps.

until recently i rear them together with shrimps in a much smaller tank. i get to watch in horror of seeing one of them munch my shrimplets right in front of my eyes.

Wow, seriously? sounds like a devil in disguise..

Water Surface moving?
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Hey, yeah definitely moving, using some sort of air lift from sponge filter through an extended tube that came with the filter, so water constantly hits the surface 24/7.
Though there might be some hidden corner within the tank which gives the evil mozzies to breed.. and i can testify that it was from my blood that the larvae hatched.. hahaha

[shyta]

I used to have problems with mosquitoes also, tried adding a lot of water movement using extra filters and air pumps to the tank but to no avail. In the end, got so frustrated I used a net to cover the tank. Then every morning had to kill those mosquitoes with my bare hands. Super tiring. In the end still had to introduce fishes to eat up the larvae. Now I always have a net over my tanks, guess prevention really better than cure.

[felix_fx2]

i used to think the mosquito rasboras are safe with shrimps.

until recently i rear them together with shrimps in a much smaller tank. i get to watch in horror of seeing one of them munch my shrimplets right in front of my eyes.

Fish eat anything that can fit into their mouth. Especially when food is scarce.

My Rojak tank has 10, only seen then chasing shrimplet away to peck at the pellet I throw in.

Btw, 10 in a 2 feet tank. But they rather whack the other small critters then shrimplets.

[huizhong]

i would usually put 1 small fish in my shrimp tank to prevent mosquito breeding or eats up any larva. it wouldn't hurt your shrimp population with 1 small fish if you feed regularly. i'm sure there would be plants and hiding places for your shrimps.
i would play safe to put 1 small fish in each tank. if NEA? goes to your house and found mosquito larva, you will get into trouble. fine and +++ for repeated offences. if they see fishes in your tank, they wont go check for mosquito larva.
i had those NEA guys came to my house to random check during the dengue fever outburst. when they see fishes they dont check your tanks but they check other places like toilets, flowerpots etc.

[reiner09]

i would usually put 1 small fish in my shrimp tank to prevent mosquito breeding or eats up any larva. it wouldn't hurt your shrimp population with 1 small fish if you feed regularly. i'm sure there would be plants and hiding places for your shrimps.
i would play safe to put 1 small fish in each tank. if NEA? goes to your house and found mosquito larva, you will get into trouble. fine and +++ for repeated offences. if they see fishes in your tank, they wont go check for mosquito larva.
i had those NEA guys came to my house to random check during the dengue fever outburst. when they see fishes they dont check your tanks but they check other places like toilets, flowerpots etc.

those NEA guys came to my house several times already... but never see my tanks at all ... full shrimp tanks though...no fish at all..i think you just need to have moving water should be ok le...

[felix_fx2]

Yah. They see have fish try do not bother.

[xconnect.]

My tank dont have mozzies because I use a rain bar And three ottos maybe my house is also 14 floor so mozzies lesser? and never keep the mozzies alive it may lead to a big fine from the Nea dudes if they become adult you Risk your families safety Too

[huizhong]

sometimes moving water also will have mosquito breeding. they adapt well enough to lay eggs in mild moving water too.

[Dcloud]

Thanks guys for all your concern,

Went over to Y618 yesterday and found the Boraras Brigittae, as advised by bro Navanod initially.
Their tank water was pretty bad, looking cloudy and stuff, but i bought 3 and did slow drip acclimatisation.
Once these guys popped into the water, the larvaes had a vanishing act, by the end of the day none were left! =DD

Well reason that i bought 3 was that, i felt 1 was pretty lonely and afraid that out of 2..... 1 might die =="

Thanks again for the concern guys
Appreciate it =)

[newlife]

Well reason that i bought 3 was that, i felt 1 was pretty lonely and afraid that out of 2..... 1 might die =="

Thanks again for the concern guys
Appreciate it =)

Well planned for the fishes...
But no lava=no food for the fish.
Remember to feed them...

And great that you overcome your problem.


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[DaCross]

anyone tried the pipe fish that GC had before? I think it is the Burmese Pipefish... Relatively small, and I read somewhere it was shrimp safe, though I know that fishes will eat whatever they can fit into the mouth, the mouth of the Pipefish is quite small..

I used it to get rid of my copepods and it is effective to the extend that I think it is getting hungry.

Can anyone verify that the Pipefish is shrimp 'safer' then other fishes?

Also, during my recent trips there, they do not have the Burmese Pipefish, but have the Freshwater Pipefish which seems longer, and slightly larger.. I need somemore Pipefish for my other tanks, but did not dare buy this as I was afraid it was less shrimp safe.

I post here as I believe the Pipefish will also eat the mosquito larvae..

Anybody got any information on this to verify? because there is little information of the Burmese and Freshwater Pipefishes around..

[raggies]

The freshwater pipefish is not 'shrimplet safe'. i bought one too, and saw it ambushed a shrimplet.

[DaCross]

oh no.. thanks for the information.. now I got to fish it out.. nutz..

[Dcloud]

Well planned for the fishes...
But no lava=no food for the fish.
Remember to feed them...

And great that you overcome your problem.
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Hahaha, thankfully all 3 are well alive and active, been feeding them micropellets and they seem to enjoy it pretty much =)
Thanks!

[Dcloud]

Oh wow.. I just realised that the boraras i got wasn't Brigittae, but infact Merah..
Shop owner write wrong name.. sads =="..

But....... they are still cute as ever and did a fantastic job xD

Heres a link to share the info with those who are not familiar with the species, enjoy =)

http://www.seriouslyfish.com/species/boraras-brigittae/

[Navanod]

Hahaha! I once tried very hard to learn how to tell them apart...but unless one had time to camp at the LFS and stare at them in a tank, its almost impossible to tell in a mixed tank. I ended up with a mixed group but mostly brigittae