Waterchanges

[Esfa]

How do you guys with baby shrimps do it?

My shrimpy tank is due a wc, but i have 100s of babas swimming around, and i dont wanna chuck any down the plug hole lol.

ty

 

[Shrimper]

If you wiggle the tube round it tends to scare the shrimp out of the way.

Keep a close eye and if you see any being sucked up the tube pull it out the water and they should drop down into the tank again.

I don't think i've poured any down the toilet yet.

 

[Esfa]

If you wiggle the tube round it tends to scare the shrimp out of the way.

Keep a close eye and if you see any being sucked up the tube pull it out the water and they should drop down into the tank again.

I don't think i've poured any down the toilet yet.

only problem is, my current is really strong and they like to go with the flow, so to speak.

Oh wait... i could just turn the filter off. idiot lol

 

[iSnail]

How do you guys with baby shrimps do it?

My shrimpy tank is due a wc, but i have 100s of babas swimming around, and i dont wanna chuck any down the plug hole lol.

ty

Where did they come from ??

I have the same problem doing water changes (not that I have 100s of babies though ). I tie a fish net at the end going into the bucket and catch all the debris. Then I tip the stuff into a transparent container so that I can pipette out the babies. Not easy but luckily not that many babies get sucked up

 

[Esfa]

How do you guys with baby shrimps do it?

My shrimpy tank is due a wc, but i have 100s of babas swimming around, and i dont wanna chuck any down the plug hole lol.

ty

Where did they come from ??

I have the same problem doing water changes (not that I have 100s of babies though ). I tie a fish net at the end going into the bucket and catch all the debris. Then I tip the stuff into a transparent container so that I can pipette out the babies. Not easy but luckily not that many babies get sucked up

both the females dropped! haha

thanks for that, i'll give it a try

 

[~T~]

I take water from the top but I never see my babies until they are a little bigger. Could I be syphing them out? I thought they would hide near the bottom when they are born.

 

[Liam]

Cherry babies in the first few days are very hard to see, the crs and bumblebees are easier to see and I dont think I have dumped any of them. I was fishing out some daphnia from my little pond its usually where I throw the shrimp water and what did I catch but a berried cherry, I have since caught a few more. She must have got dumped in there over a year ago. Such tough little critters. Anyway back to the point I usually stir up the dirt a bit and take the water out from the middle of the tank. The net over the siphon sounds like a good idea.