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Apparently fish are used quite often for this purpose: > The name "Mosquitofish" was given because the fish eats mosquito larvae, and has been used more than a
by dmix 4y ago
Apparently fish are used quite often for this purpose:
> The name "Mosquitofish" was given because the fish eats mosquito larvae, and has been used more than any other fishes for the biological control of mosquitoes.
> Mosquitofish were introduced directly into ecosystems in many parts of the world as a biocontrol to lower mosquito populations which in turn negatively affected many other species in each distinct bioregion.[5] Mosquitofish in Australia are classified as a noxious pest and may have exacerbated the mosquito problem in many areas by outcompeting native invertebrate predators of mosquito larvae. Several counties in California distribute mosquitofish at no charge to residents with human-made fish ponds and pools as part of their mosquito abatement programs.[6][7][8] The fish are made available to residents only and are intended to be used solely on their own property, not introduced into natural habitat. On 24 February 2014, Chennai Corporation in India introduced western mosquitofish in 660 ponds to control the mosquito population in freshwater bodies.[9]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquitofish https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquitofish
- vector_spaces 4y agoWe keep mosquitofish. We bought them to release into our pond for this purpose, but realized they would harass our goldfish and that the goldfish probably would do a good enough job at this themselves. So we used them as dither fish for a nervous flowerhorn cichlid, and after he passed they now have the run of a 140 gallon tank to themselves. They spend all their time chasing each other / going after anything that moves so it's no wonder they have such an outsize environmental impact[1]. Ours have lots of hiding places and a huge tank for just a handful of them Apparently they give live birth, but we've yet to witness it, likely because any babies are immediately eaten -- or because the females are unlikely to give birth in the presence of males (supposedly -- I haven't confirmed this anywhere, just seen it mentioned on various fishkeeping forums). [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquitofish#Environmental_impact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquitofish#Environmental_imp...
- esaym 4y ago>Apparently they give live birth Yes, I paid $10 for just 5 of these. Came back a week later to more than 50 swimming in the tank!
- klyrs 4y agoNever heard of "dither fish" before -- learned a new thing today, thanks! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dither_fish https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dither_fish
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 4y agoHuh. Emotional support fish. Cool.