Water change with shrimplets/frys..

**mo sheng ren** · 21st Sep 2011, 23:09

Sorry to post question again.
just now i did a 10% water change and i spotted my pail got about 20+ tiny shrimplet/fry.. i think i maybe lose 30 or more shrimplet/fry in perviously water change without notice it, my current tank got crs, cherry, rili shrimplet/fry..

so how you guys actually do water change to prevent from suck them thru the pump hose during water change..

**chris168** · 21st Sep 2011, 23:16

Use pipe suck the water out from the top level instead on the bottom...

**eviltrain** · 22nd Sep 2011, 09:53

did you try to siphon the soil ? suck the water from top level as suggested by bro chris168.

**marimo** · 22nd Sep 2011, 11:20

i dont like to do the vacuuming .. i think it mess out the gravel and throw waste all over causing spike
if you doing only 10% change .. i think the scoop out from the top and pour through a big coffee filter then throw back the coffee filter into water or equivalent

**mo sheng ren** · 22nd Sep 2011, 14:44

chris168 and eviltrain, thanks, i do it around middle, that is why thing happen.. i will take note of it..

marimo, i will try it..

thanks you guys for the advise..

**beetlejuice403** · 25th Sep 2011, 14:15

Or you may use a piece of gauze (or those materials from fishing net) to cover the inlet of the pipe before you suck in the water during water change... This will prevent shrimplets from being sucked in but it may also be less effective in sucking up the dirt/ poo of the fauna... Hope it helps...

**yepee** · 27th Sep 2011, 14:56

Bro Mo,

Try not to change too much of your water cos our tap water PH is high and it seem you have a mixture tank...so must be careful of each and different PH your shrimp like. And yes please suck the water from the top...some said they will shut off the filter let it rest for a while before suck.This is a way to remove No2...No3 cause they lighter then water.

Hope my advise help....