Keithbaxter
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Today I took alot of time to do a good gravel hoover and filter clean and plant check etc.
Well after all that i was a little lazy and left the dirty filter water in the bucket on the side. Just went to pour it down the loo and noticed something moving before i even touched the bucket. I leant in only to see a tiny guppy fry whizzing back and forth in the water looking like he was playing (obviously free from the filter).
Ill be very honest I panicked a little and very quickly grabbed the bucket and my net scooped him so he was in the water but in the net safe from all the gunk from the filter. I moved round to the tank looked for a safe spot in the corner behind the big slate rockery thing i built and dunked the net down as close as i could to keep the bigger fish from seeing.
The fry slowly came out the net and before i had a chance to say out loud quick hide a guppy shot between a gap i thought was to small and ate the fry in one swallow.
Im now sat here feeling silly and guilty.
Im not upset cos i chose the Darwin Idea and its understandable that fish gotta eat. But i could have thought a few more mins and made a custom temp breeder box that would last till tomorrow. But alas you live and learn.
Well after all that i was a little lazy and left the dirty filter water in the bucket on the side. Just went to pour it down the loo and noticed something moving before i even touched the bucket. I leant in only to see a tiny guppy fry whizzing back and forth in the water looking like he was playing (obviously free from the filter).
Ill be very honest I panicked a little and very quickly grabbed the bucket and my net scooped him so he was in the water but in the net safe from all the gunk from the filter. I moved round to the tank looked for a safe spot in the corner behind the big slate rockery thing i built and dunked the net down as close as i could to keep the bigger fish from seeing.
The fry slowly came out the net and before i had a chance to say out loud quick hide a guppy shot between a gap i thought was to small and ate the fry in one swallow.
Im now sat here feeling silly and guilty.
Im not upset cos i chose the Darwin Idea and its understandable that fish gotta eat. But i could have thought a few more mins and made a custom temp breeder box that would last till tomorrow. But alas you live and learn.
