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Using the hot water method only works with a larger volume of water. I use a turkey baster, and boiling water from a kettle. 100% success rate, plus they work better at sucking up the remains.

I use the kalk paste too, as long as it's not too much (e.g. using a couple teaspoons in a small tank etc), it doesn't have any detrimental effects.

i used a syringe and blasted them with boiling water and sucked them back up-- havent seen any since... haha anyone tried boiling vinegar?? :lol:

I had no problems with Kalk either.But I can picture someone new to the hobby unknowingly using a whole turkey baster worth on each one,and killing everything.But then again hot water would cause problems also, if too much was used.

1cc of vinegar (room temp) injected works on a lonnie size one. Don't think that amount will be doing anything to the chemistry (plus don't have kalk).

ph up from a hydroponic store i have found to be the ultimate for me

I'm seeing a pattern here. Lots of ways are going to work in killing the little buggers. One thing you have to look at
How to get rid of them.

Vinger
Joe's juice
Kalk paste
Peppermint shrimp
Boiling water
copperband butterfly or some other butterfly I have a threadfin and a kleins in my tank and they took care of them for me.

I think that any one of these will help out in our tank. What i did was started with one and then if that didnt work i moved to the next one. I have never tried Joe's juice.


mike