Gayle B Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 I have a community tank including guppies doing what guppies do, and I have two batches of fry. I tried to vacuum the gravel (and need to) but the fry swim right down by the intake! Help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookies Aquatics Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Put the guppy fry in a net breeder. That way, they will be close to the surface and cannot get sucked up. This will also keep them from getting eaten or lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle B Posted November 11, 2020 Author Share Posted November 11, 2020 I did just get one, but it is unlikely that I can corral all of them. It is a heavily planted 75 gallon tank. The plants (plastic) have done a pretty good job of protecting them from the rest of the herd, but I didn’t think this problem through. I will do my best to round them up. Thank you for the suggestion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dyer Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 You could also gravel vac into the breeder net above your bucket and use that to catch the fry 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 I just gravel vac into a bucket trying to avoid them and then when done I net any fry that made it into the bucket. Generally I try not to vac when there are really young fry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 If I am concerned about siphoning up small fish, I nestle the business end of the siphon in a fine mesh fish net until I am done siphoning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.W. Wetarm Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 I have two schools of Brichardi fry being guarded by their very aggressive daddies that stare and flare at each other all day . So protective that they attack the magnetic glass cleaner thing. My white sand is starting to look more like a brown shag rug. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alesha Posted November 12, 2020 Share Posted November 12, 2020 Hey @Gayle B, does anybody at your house wear stockings? Knee highs would work too. A trouser sock would probably be too thick, though. That's what we use. Use a piece of the stocking material to cover the end of your python, then use a rubber band to secure it. The trick is to stretch the material as tight as you can without ripping it. We just push on the material the first time we prime it to help the water flow into it faster. It doesn't get all of the particulate, but it does a pretty good job. Hope the helps, Alesha (akconklin) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gayle B Posted November 12, 2020 Author Share Posted November 12, 2020 On 11/11/2020 at 12:02 PM, Daniel said: If I am concerned about siphoning up small fish, I nestle the business end of the siphon in a fine mesh fish net until I am done siphoning. I like that idea! On 11/11/2020 at 12:02 PM, Daniel said: If I am concerned about siphoning up small fish, I nestle the business end of the siphon in a fine mesh fish net until I am done siphoning. Great idea! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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