How do you kill Parameciums?

[sr71blackbird]

<p>I noticed along the waterline of my aquatic frog tank this line of white granular material.&nbsp; Upon closer examination, I noticed it was a mass of rapidly moving semi microorganisms and figured they are protozoa.&nbsp; I have been meaning to clean the tank for a while, and now, this colony seems to have established itself.&nbsp; I put some Aquarisol in the water last night and some more this morning, and checked it when I got home and they are still there. I am pretty sure they are parameciums.&nbsp; <br />I intend to take out the water and then dump it down my bathtub as usual, and then wash the tub, and clean all the stuff from inside the tank.&nbsp; But Id like to kill all the parameciums before I dump the water, because I am afraid some might live somehow.&nbsp; How do you kill them without killing the frogs?&nbsp;Help!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by sr71blackbird on 10-31-06 @ 10:19 PM</span>

[sr71blackbird]

<p><img height="298" src="http://www.ias.unt.edu/~yk0005/ta/1740/paramecium.jpg" width="448" border="0" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>They are small, maybe this size <img height="12" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/images/topicicons/dir.gif" width="11" border="0" />&nbsp;'&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>Not invisible!&nbsp; Just hard to see well, but boy they move quick!</p>

[Judge Smails]

<strong>sr71blackbird</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;Upon cloer examination, I noticed it was a mass of rapidly moving semi microorganisms and figured they are protozoa.&nbsp; I have been meaning to clean the tank for a while, and now, this colony seems to have established itself.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong><font size="4">Simpsons did it!</font></strong></p><p><img src="http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/6/6f/200px-ProfessorChaos.jpg" border="0" /></p>

[FUNKMAN]

<p>i'll take a guess... take your fish out and pour some pure ammonia in there or bleach and scrub</p><p>we had a fishtank when i was a kid and got overrun with thousands of wee wee snails and that's how my dad got rid of e'm.&nbsp; </p>

[tele7]

<p>I would try to avoid harsh chemicals that may kill your frogs when you put them back in the tank.&nbsp; I would suggest taking your frogs out and trying white vinegar to clean the tank.&nbsp;It's non toxic.&nbsp; &nbsp;Not sure if it will work though.&nbsp; Good luck.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

[narc]

The plural of paramecium is actually paramecia. <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/bye.gif" /><br />

[legroommusic]

antibiotics. I'm serious.

[Gaia]

<strong><font size="6">MURDERERS.</font></strong>

[reeshy]

Fucking baseball bat....fuck them parameciums....they don't belong here anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br />

[FUNKMAN]

<strong>reeshy</strong> wrote:<br />Fucking baseball bat....fuck them parameciums....they don't belong here anyway!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br /><p>i know, they're almost as bad as the parguayans...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/smile.gif" border="0" /></p>

[crb1]

I usually use a 12 gauge with bird shot, but you have to have a license to kill them.&nbsp; And the state only allows you to kill 6 paramecia a week, so you really have your work cut out for you.

[Death Metal Moe]

<p>How do you kill a&nbsp;blue paramecium?&nbsp; With a blue paramecium gun.</p><p>How do you kill a pink paramecium?</p>

[nate1000]

<p>Vinegar and water. </p>

[MadMatt]

<strong>Death Metal Moe</strong> wrote:<br /><p>How do you kill a&nbsp;blue paramecium?&nbsp; With a blue paramecium gun.</p><p>How do you kill a pink paramecium?</p><p>With the blue paramicium gun I just bought.&nbsp; </p><p>What?&nbsp; You want me to buy another one?</p>

[Bill From Yorktown]

boiling water?

[Keotok]

<p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Bill From Yorktown</strong> wrote:<br />boiling water?<p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yum.&nbsp; Cooked&nbsp; <span class="postbody">paramecia!&nbsp; Goes great on a Ritz.<br /></span></p><blockquote /><p>&nbsp;</p>

[nate1000]

<strong>Keotok</strong> wrote:<br /><p>&nbsp;</p><strong>Bill From Yorktown</strong> wrote:<br />boiling water? <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Yum.&nbsp; Cooked&nbsp; <span class="postbody">paramecia!&nbsp; Goes great on a Ritz.<br /></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I know it's obvious, but: </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Fuck! I'm stahvin. Earl, we got any paramecia back there? </p>

[Furtherman]

Cane toads.

[TheStonedAnt]

<p>I think the plural of paramecium is paramecia, not parameciums.&nbsp; If anybody cares.</p>

[FUNKMAN]

<strong>nate1000</strong> wrote:<br /><p>Vinegar and water. </p><p>i thought that just made it smell fresher?</p>

[dotsncoms]

<p>I would call a fish store and ask but if you google it i would say vinegar is right. It looks like acid kills them. You should buy new gravel and rocks, plants and use ultraviolet lighting.</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by dotsncoms on 11-5-06 @ 8:44 PM</span>

[FUNKMAN]

smash glass with hammer

[reillyluck]

I'D say put the frogs up for adoption and get rid of the tank.&nbsp; you didnt do a good job the first time so i'd say just give up.&nbsp; <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/tongue.gif" border="0" />

[Hottub]

<p>If they bleed, you can kill them!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Why won't that work for my wife?&nbsp; <img src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/rolleyes.gif" border="0" /></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Hottub on 11-5-06 @ 8:57 PM</span>

[Landblast]

why kill'em, they make a great soup base.<br />