Vaccuming and baby shrimp

CK147 · 05-04-2006, 10:15 PM

Hello everybody,
I have some red cherry shrimp that have breed in my tank and I have several baby shrimp in my tank, I swear every where you look you see a shrimp, my tanks need to be gravel vacc'd bad and I don't know how to do it with out chopping a shrimp or two in half. Any suggestions? I know to try and look where I suck, but I don't want to accidently get some that are to small to see inbetween all my java moss and najas grass.

Cichlid Man · 05-05-2006, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by CK147

Hello everybody,
I have some red cherry shrimp that have breed in my tank and I have several baby shrimp in my tank, I swear every where you look you see a shrimp, my tanks need to be gravel vacc'd bad and I don't know how to do it with out chopping a shrimp or two in half. Any suggestions? I know to try and look where I suck, but I don't want to accidently get some that are to small to see inbetween all my java moss and najas grass.

That's why I always breed fish and shrimps in tanks with a sand substrate so that I don't need to vacuum. Sorry, I don't know what to suggest. Maybe you should just go extra careful. On the plus side though, if you do murder any shrimp in the process, prawn ****tails all 'round I guess.

aquaboyaquatics · 05-05-2006, 02:26 PM

I would suggest Malasian Trumpet Snails. They clean gravel and do not harm plants and shrimp.

CK147 · 05-05-2006, 06:19 PM

I actually have a ton of the mts's in this same tank, yesterday it looked like the shrimp was picking a one of them to death! YIKES

Angjo72 · 05-10-2006, 02:47 PM

Hiya,

I too came across this problem. I have a 25 gallon tank set up for cherry shrimp, its planted and has a sand substrate. Usually, this works great, but when I do water changes I lke to get the gunk off the sand.. (I keep the sand to about 1/2 inch so that no build up occurs)....

What I do, is I use a small holed net, and hold it over the end of the vacuum and this gets the gunk up, but no shrimps. You have to get a very fine net though, but if its too fine, the gunk wont go thru...

Another thing I have done, although I usually use the python system, you can use just a small gravel vacuum and vacuum into a bowl or bucket, and retrieving any shrimp that gets sucked up and putting them back into the tank!!!

Hope this helps!!

Ang

CK147 · 05-10-2006, 08:58 PM

Thanks, I might try the fish net thing, I've tried to check out the pot after I've vaccumed but it's silver and hard to see any that might be really small.

05-04-2006, 10:15 PM	#1
CK147 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 29 Posts: 9	Vaccuming and baby shrimp Hello everybody, I have some red cherry shrimp that have breed in my tank and I have several baby shrimp in my tank, I swear every where you look you see a shrimp, my tanks need to be gravel vacc'd bad and I don't know how to do it with out chopping a shrimp or two in half. Any suggestions? I know to try and look where I suck, but I don't want to accidently get some that are to small to see inbetween all my java moss and najas grass.

05-05-2006, 02:26 PM	#3
aquaboyaquatics Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Jersey Age: 34 Posts: 6	I would suggest Malasian Trumpet Snails. They clean gravel and do not harm plants and shrimp. __________________ Mike Hall Aquaboy Aquatics www.freshwaterinverts.com www.aquaboyaquatics.com

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05-05-2006, 06:19 PM	#4
CK147 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 29 Posts: 9	I actually have a ton of the mts's in this same tank, yesterday it looked like the shrimp was picking a one of them to death! YIKES

05-10-2006, 02:47 PM	#5
Angjo72 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 36 Posts: 15	Hiya, I too came across this problem. I have a 25 gallon tank set up for cherry shrimp, its planted and has a sand substrate. Usually, this works great, but when I do water changes I lke to get the gunk off the sand.. (I keep the sand to about 1/2 inch so that no build up occurs).... What I do, is I use a small holed net, and hold it over the end of the vacuum and this gets the gunk up, but no shrimps. You have to get a very fine net though, but if its too fine, the gunk wont go thru... Another thing I have done, although I usually use the python system, you can use just a small gravel vacuum and vacuum into a bowl or bucket, and retrieving any shrimp that gets sucked up and putting them back into the tank!!! Hope this helps!! Ang

05-10-2006, 08:58 PM	#6
CK147 Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 29 Posts: 9	Thanks, I might try the fish net thing, I've tried to check out the pot after I've vaccumed but it's silver and hard to see any that might be really small.

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