Plant Matter

[M4R13Y]

One of my plants has died and the lives are all in the aquarium ho could I get them out??


Have tried a little mini siev ( I don't own a net I don't like them they stress the fish a bit)
I own a gravel vacuum ( dunno if this would work )


Any help would be greatly appreciated

Thanks M4R13Y

 

[slimeneo]

Are they small leaves, like anacharis leaves? If they're bigger ones, I think you could just use your hands.. I don't see the harm of buying a small net though, I use it to remove leaves and some poop that's floating around. My fish are used to it, it doesn't stress them at all.

 

[M4R13Y]

They are big leaves but when I
Try and fish them out I end up just stirring them all up again

 

[slimeneo]

Try using the gravel vac then

 

[M4R13Y]

Would that work ?
Does it have enough suction

 

[slimeneo]

It should

 

[M4R13Y]

Thanks for the advice I will try it out tomorrow

 

[elmo666]

A piece of clear hose and syphon them out, that's what I generally do.

 

[M4R13Y]

A piece of clear hose and syphon them out, that's what I generally do.

Oh cool it would have more suction than the big cleaner head right?

 

[elmo666]

Yeah, and you can focus the suction directly where its needed.