Fishface11
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Iāve got quite a few fry in my tank the question is do I need to vac the bottom of the tank with soil and gravel in my planted tank or is it beneficial to leave it
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Hi Iāve got soil on the bottom and gravel on the top , thereās about 30/40 fry in there with the mum and 3 corys and 1 neon , itās a 40 litre tank itās not very big but I thought with all that thereās guna be a lot of poop , is it safe to leave it ?,itās not going to cause any bacteria problems is it?,or any problems , I donāt know whatās the best thing to do thanksDo you have the soil underneath the gravel? Or is it mixed in?
All I want to know is should I vac the soil/ gravel substrate or is it ok to leave it, is it beneficial for the plants thanksWhat exactly is your tank set-up? Filter? Aeration? Plants?
Current water parameters?
What fish are the fry and their mum? (Something must be going right for them to breed, unless we're talking livebearers, which seem to breed regardless).
By 'neon', do you mean that you have a single Neon tetra? These need to be in groups of at least 8, or even more, in a properly cycled tank and one would not do well at all.
I would maybe try to get just the top. Trying to vacuum gravel with soil underneath is tricky, because you donāt want to suck up the soil.Hi Iāve got soil on the bottom and gravel on the top , thereās about 30/40 fry in there with the mum and 3 corys and 1 neon , itās a 40 litre tank itās not very big but I thought with all that thereās guna be a lot of poop , is it safe to leave it ?,itās not going to cause any bacteria problems is it?,or any problems , I donāt know whatās the best thing to do thanks
All I want to know is should I vac the soil/ gravel substrate or is it ok to leave it, is it beneficial for the plants thanks
The tanks we take responsibility for are complex little ecosystems and need to be considered as a collection of interacting parts.All I want to know is should I vac the soil/ gravel substrate or is it ok to leave it, is it beneficial for the plants thanks
Thank youI would maybe try to get just the top. Trying to vacuum gravel with soil underneath is tricky, because you donāt want to suck up the soil.