venzi Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I did a significant rearrangement of my tank fake plants and decor recently. During the process, I left the fish in the tank and I don't think they were that stressed from the commotion, but there was a lot of debris in the water column from having to mess w/ the gravel. Is all that "dirty" water harmful for the fish in the water column? Next time should I temporarily move all the fish to a bucket and then move them back in after the debris has settled down a little? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 On 12/2/2022 at 4:11 AM, venzi said: I did a significant rearrangement of my tank fake plants and decor recently. During the process, I left the fish in the tank and I don't think they were that stressed from the commotion, but there was a lot of debris in the water column from having to mess w/ the gravel. Is all that "dirty" water harmful for the fish in the water column? Next time should I temporarily move all the fish to a bucket and then move them back in after the debris has settled down a little? I’ve done redecorating with fish in the tank before. Stirred up debris doesn’t harm them, and if filtration is adequate, the water will clear up quickly. The same thing happens in nature, where, for example, channel cats will wiggle in and out of the mud, clouding the water that other fish are swimming around in. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepere Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 You would be trading off the stress of the rearranging for the stress of netting and transfer… my gut feeling is they would be less stressed in the same tank with stirred up sediment. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JettsPapa Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 I agree with the replies above. I'm convinced that in most situations netting the fish, putting them into another container, and then netting them to return them to the tank causes more stress than just leaving them in the tank while you're working in it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Agreed with the Rey. I have even changed substrate with fish in the tank several times to no ill effects. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venzi Posted December 2, 2022 Author Share Posted December 2, 2022 On 12/2/2022 at 7:39 AM, Guppysnail said: Agreed with the Rey. I have even changed substrate with fish in the tank several times to no ill effects. wow. that's a rug pull lol 🙂 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flumpweesel Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I try to avoid netting so any change is done with them in. I've never had an issue with fish health following a rescape, I have also switched substrate with fish in the tank. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remi de Groot Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Changing the soil with is actually quite common with shrimps. The PH lowering soils need to be replaced every few months/years and the shrimps get way more stressed from the netting then it is to replace the soil. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Here's a shot of our recent fish in substrate swap. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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