How!? I've got about 100fry in a 10gallon right now, I can change the water but I can't siphon anything off the bottom of the tank without siphoning up fry. Any tips/advice? I thought about putting a sponge inside my python tube but fry might get stuck to it and it's not going to clean up the debris anyways.
Cleaning a tank with newly hatched fry
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It's a barebottom but there is some fuzzy food rotting on the bottom (very little but I can tell it's there) that I'd really like to get out. The only thing I could think of is siphon the bottom carefully into a bucket and then pick the fry out of the gunk but my tank is only 6" above the ground so that's out of the question. I guess I can just siphon with a sponge. Will the rotting food on the bottom affect my water quality? Theres barely any but I like to keep my tanks spotless and it's really bugging me.
rallysman;2523618; said:
That's what I do...
When I keep my hand/finger on the end of the hose that is in the tank the fry tend to avoid the big scarey thing (my hand) and if one wonders too close I simply put my finger over the end to pause the siphon.
rallysman;2523618; said:
that's what I was getting at in my last post but like I said the tank is only 6" off the ground so I can't. I may move the tank up higher so I can do this.
rallysman;2523618; said:
that's what I was getting at in my last post but like I said the tank is only 6" off the ground so I can't. I may move the tank up higher so I can do this.
chesterthehero;2523801; said:
best idea I've heard so far. Thanks, I'm going to try it.
bigspizz;2523818; said:
I have a big snail I use to clean up under filtered tanks with small fish but not fry. You sure he won't eat any of my fry?