Hi all, my 35 litre has finnished cycling and the plan is to create a cherry shrimp tank. I was wandering whats the best way to clean the tank with shrimp in (using gravel cleaner at the moment) but i dont want to suck any shrimp eggs out. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Shrimp Tank
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drobbyb
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Well, the female shrimp carry the eggs, so no worries about sucking the eggs up, but you must be very careful not to suck up the shrimp themselves.
Welcome to the forum Nico.
As DrobbyB has said, the shrimp eggs are safe from the siphon while being carried by a "berried" female. The newborn shrimp are quite another matter. They are like tiny copies of the parent shrimps. You might try doing the water siphoning using some air line tubing. That way you could watch carefully for any stray tiny shrimp that ventured too close.
As DrobbyB has said, the shrimp eggs are safe from the siphon while being carried by a "berried" female. The newborn shrimp are quite another matter. They are like tiny copies of the parent shrimps. You might try doing the water siphoning using some air line tubing. That way you could watch carefully for any stray tiny shrimp that ventured too close.
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