Problems with mosquitoes larvas in my tank - Page 2

24-11-2008, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silane

why not you suggest to keep a frog in the shrimp tank?? frog eat mos, right??

Generally, install a fan will keep the mos away, they have no chance to land to lay eggs.

Bro Silane,

I have 2 fans for my tank. No mos but found 1 damselfly nymph. Not sure if there are more. Think it cleaned out some of my CRS shrimplets previously. I am trying to use a net as cover so that no insects will fly in & lay eggs in my tank unknowingly & endanger my shrimps.

24-11-2008, 04:10 PM

Right, I didnt use either fan or chiller and my sakura still berries.

Yes, the net doesn't look nice but I would have the net than have dragonfly nymph feasting on the shrimplets. Anyway, I am the main admirer for my tank so I look past the net and see the happy shrimps!

24-11-2008, 04:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Smallboy

Right, I didnt use either fan or chiller and my sakura still berries.

Yes, the net doesn't look nice but I would have the net than have dragonfly nymph feasting on the shrimplets. Anyway, I am the main admirer for my tank so I look past the net and see the happy shrimps!

Me too would like to place the net for fear of damselfly nymph.. I mean jus in case.

But dun mind me asking cos I'm curious. No fan? Yr water temp??

silane · 24-11-2008, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bbamanda

Bro Silane,

I have 2 fans for my tank. No mos but found 1 damselfly nymph. Not sure if there are more. Think it cleaned out some of my CRS shrimplets previously. I am trying to use a net as cover so that no insects will fly in & lay eggs in my tank unknowingly & endanger my shrimps.

Damselfly nymph comes with the plant you have put in. Damselfly nymph can live in water for many years before they develop into fly.

zyblack · 24-11-2008, 05:36 PM

Simple water agitation will help ward off mosquito from laying eggs or larves. Alternatively you can keep small fish like Boraras Maculatus or Boraras Brigittae which is too small to harm your baby shrimps but can help kill larves. I have successfully spawned cherry shrimps with boraras and ember tetra is a 1 foot cube.

The trick is to provide ample hiding place for the baby shrimps so that they can hide from the view of the fish.

25-11-2008, 11:58 AM

I use guppy fry when I spot mosquito larvae. The fry are too small to attack your shrimp... however, the danger is that it may spawn another hobby of guppy breeding.

Nevertheless, never had mosquito problems after getting surface movements with fan and added sponge filter plus air stones.

The main issue about mozzies is not about getting fined by NEA. Rather, it is our civic duty not to harm our family and neighbors. Do not play around with mozzies breeding... the danger is very real. If you cannot fix the mozzie problem, then don't keep shrimp.

nicktc · 25-11-2008, 12:07 PM

You might want to use MidgeX, it works for midges.

more info on the product,
http://www.reinbiotech.com/midgex/midgex.jsp

EvolutionZ · 25-11-2008, 12:41 PM

preventing mos to breed in tank is easy.
filteration is enough to prevent it.

canister filter - use a rainbar, tilt the rainbar slightly upwards(45degree up) and that will create a "wave" effect. this way, the surface will have alot of movement which prever mos from breeding. at the same time, the protein layer on top will be skimmed away as well.

Hang on filter - just simply lower your water level. let the filter have a 'waterfall' effect. that will increase water movement as well.

my 0.2 cents.

18-11-2011, 11:27 AM

hello sorry to revive old thread but recently i also having some mosquito breeding woes.. probably due to the weather, dunno is their breeding season or what.. anyway i have already placed my rainbar facing the surface, added 2 air pumps but to no avail! this morning still spotted new larvae. water definitely having more than enough agitation but they still manage to keep breeding.

I'm not sure if I want to get mosquito boraras since the last time i had them to try and help me, they didnt seem interested in the larvaes and instead were quite affected by the current in my tank. besides, my shrimps are pregnant and the tank is quite bare from hiding places.
are my only options fan or a net? i really got no time to diy some net, exams just next week

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24-11-2008, 04:10 PM	#12
Smallboy Guest Posts: n/a	Right, I didnt use either fan or chiller and my sakura still berries. Yes, the net doesn't look nice but I would have the net than have dragonfly nymph feasting on the shrimplets. Anyway, I am the main admirer for my tank so I look past the net and see the happy shrimps!

24-11-2008, 05:36 PM	#15
zyblack Arofanatic Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 486	Simple water agitation will help ward off mosquito from laying eggs or larves. Alternatively you can keep small fish like Boraras Maculatus or Boraras Brigittae which is too small to harm your baby shrimps but can help kill larves. I have successfully spawned cherry shrimps with boraras and ember tetra is a 1 foot cube. The trick is to provide ample hiding place for the baby shrimps so that they can hide from the view of the fish.

25-11-2008, 11:58 AM	#16
jetset Guest Posts: n/a	I use guppy fry when I spot mosquito larvae. The fry are too small to attack your shrimp... however, the danger is that it may spawn another hobby of guppy breeding. Nevertheless, never had mosquito problems after getting surface movements with fan and added sponge filter plus air stones. The main issue about mozzies is not about getting fined by NEA. Rather, it is our civic duty not to harm our family and neighbors. Do not play around with mozzies breeding... the danger is very real. If you cannot fix the mozzie problem, then don't keep shrimp.

25-11-2008, 12:07 PM	#17
nicktc Senior Dragon Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,296	You might want to use MidgeX, it works for midges. more info on the product, http://www.reinbiotech.com/midgex/midgex.jsp

25-11-2008, 12:41 PM	#18
EvolutionZ Endangered Dragon Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 8,566	preventing mos to breed in tank is easy. filteration is enough to prevent it. canister filter - use a rainbar, tilt the rainbar slightly upwards(45degree up) and that will create a "wave" effect. this way, the surface will have alot of movement which prever mos from breeding. at the same time, the protein layer on top will be skimmed away as well. Hang on filter - just simply lower your water level. let the filter have a 'waterfall' effect. that will increase water movement as well. my 0.2 cents.

18-11-2011, 11:27 AM	#19
shyta Guest Posts: n/a	hello sorry to revive old thread but recently i also having some mosquito breeding woes.. probably due to the weather, dunno is their breeding season or what.. anyway i have already placed my rainbar facing the surface, added 2 air pumps but to no avail! this morning still spotted new larvae. water definitely having more than enough agitation but they still manage to keep breeding. I'm not sure if I want to get mosquito boraras since the last time i had them to try and help me, they didnt seem interested in the larvaes and instead were quite affected by the current in my tank. besides, my shrimps are pregnant and the tank is quite bare from hiding places. are my only options fan or a net? i really got no time to diy some net, exams just next week

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