Finally, Duck Weed free.

[ancient11]

Every since I bought plants I have been plagued with Duck Weed and pest snails. I can handle the snails but the Duck Weed has plagued me to no end. I have scooped every leaf I could find and used a magnifying glass on the plants that had reached the surface of the water and two days later I would be scooping Duck Weed out again. This has went on many times and I finally put together the rest of my canister filter and it started skimming the surface of the water and I have not seen any Duck Weed since. I love my filter.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Duck weed can be a pain in the neck to remove!

 

[Salty&Onion]

Duck weed can be a pain in the neck to remove!

I'm a known plant killer, I left my duck weed once in a bowl with tank water when I have been doing a water change and left it there for 1-2 weeks and it was like a mushy peas lol

 

[PheonixKingZ]

I'm a known plant killer, I left my duck weed once in a bowl with tank water when I have been doing a water change and left it there for 1-2 weeks and it was like a mushy peas lol

Lol, I once tried to feed my old wild mosquito fish life mosquito larvae. Let’s just say mama was very angry after she found 10+ fresh new mosquitos hatched in my room!

 

[Salty&Onion]

Lol, I once tried to feed my old wild mosquito fish life mosquito larvae. Let’s just say mama was very angry after she found 10+ fresh new mosquitos hatched in my room!

I did keep mosquito larvae once, and they all hatched!

 

[PheonixKingZ]

I did keep mosquito larvae once, and they all hatched!

Lol, same.

I really wanted to keep my wild mosquito fish, but I was about to move across the states and I didn’t want to put them through that. They were pretty though.

 

[Salty&Onion]

Lol, same.

I really wanted to keep my wild mosquito fish, but I was about to move across the states and I didn’t want to put them through that. They were pretty though.

They remind me of guppies a little

 

[PheonixKingZ]

They remind me of guppies a little

They looked a lot like them, except sort of dull. In hindsight, I wish I would have kept them.

The males looked the best, with little black spots on his tail. The female looked very dull and grey.

 

[Salty&Onion]

They looked a lot like them, except sort of dull. In hindsight, I wish I would have kept them.

The males looked the best, with little black spots on his tail. The female looked very dull and grey.

Yeah, thought they are cute!

 

[Retired Viking]

Back on topic, I was thinking of adding some duck weed to my RES tank, I heard they like it.

 

[PheonixKingZ]

Back on topic, I was thinking of adding some duck weed to my RES tank, I heard they like it.

Don’t add duckweed. You will regret it, a lot. (Just my opinion. )

 

[JuiceBox52]

Back on topic, I was thinking of adding some duck weed to my RES tank, I heard they like it.

That would be a good supply for food for them. Go for it, they'll eat it so it should not be a problem

 

[FallenPepper]

If you have a future problem with it kill your lights for 3 days and itll die off quick

 

[Retired Viking]

That would be a good supply for food for them. Go for it, they'll eat it so it should not be a problem

That is what I was thinking and they may enjoy it. I just completed a 90%+ water change on their tank. I will research it a little more.

 

[ancient11]

If you have a future problem with it kill your lights for 3 days and itll die off quick

I wrapped my Tank in a blanket for a week and it came back with a vengeance . So I would not count on a 3 day thing and I certainly would not count on the fish eating enough to control it.