Awe man...I can’t even practice what I preach

[Niki_up]

Water change on the guppy tank, okay easy peasy.

I drain into my bathtub so I can scoop out any escapees...then I take a net and scoop out all the large particles from my tub to prevent clogs. Net gets emptied into toilet. I p’d and went to flush...noooooo there was a baby guppy that went down the drain...it was too late as I had already pressed the flusher button....

not all escapees are intentional! I can def see how invasive species can quickly become a problem.

 

[Raka]

I tossed 3-5 angel fry into the yard last night....

 

[Niki_up]

I tossed 3-5 angel fry into the yard last night....

So sad!!! I’m sorry!

 

[Justepic]

I tossed 3-5 angel fry into the yard last night....

How do people do water changes with small fry? It's a lot of hard work taking fry out of each mug of water... and leads to you doing less water changes. I hope I haven't lost any fry to water changes but, it is easy to.

 

[Niki_up]

How do people do water changes with small fry? It's a lot of hard work taking fry out of each mug of water... and leads to you doing less water changes. I hope I haven't lost any fry to water changes but, it is easy to.

That’s why I drain my tank into the bathtub. Pick any fry out and move them back into the tank prior to filling up

 

[Raka]

How do people do water changes with small fry? It's a lot of hard work taking fry out of each mug of water... and leads to you doing less water changes. I hope I haven't lost any fry to water changes but, it is easy to.

I drain into 5 gal buckets and with a helper use a flashlight to locate any little swimmers. Usually after the gunk has settled.

Late night water changes and long work days lead to an absent mind unfortunately.

 

[WalksWIthGobies]

Water change on the guppy tank, okay easy peasy.

I drain into my bathtub so I can scoop out any escapees...then I take a net and scoop out all the large particles from my tub to prevent clogs. Net gets emptied into toilet. I p’d and went to flush...noooooo there was a baby guppy that went down the drain...it was too late as I had already pressed the flusher button....

not all escapees are intentional! I can def see how invasive species can quickly become a problem.

Isn't it a risk exposing tank contents to residual soap and cleaners in the bathtub?

 

[Niki_up]

Isn't it a risk exposing tank contents to residual soap and cleaners in the bathtub?

Maybe? I’ve never had any problems doing it this way.

 

[Niki_up]

Maybe? I’ve never had any problems doing it this way.

Oh I also don’t use harsh chemicals in my bathroom.

I use A mix dawn and vinegar to clean my tub.

 

[neutrino]

I've never had that problem using larger tanks for fry, but if it did happen I'd put something over the siphon intake to prevent it.