Bugs and shrimp tank

**ZooTycoonMaster** · 11-01-2008, 02:50 AM

Is there any room to siphon your gravel? If so, siphon every square centimeter of gravel you can - this'll remove as many bugs as possible.

**Lnb** · 11-01-2008, 03:04 AM

I now feed every other day and decreased the amount of food. I noticed a drop in the number of berried females and the amount of eggs they carry but it really reduced the number of "bugs" in the tank.

I didn't have any bugs until I took out the male endler and two micro rasboras. I caught the fish, yes, as tiny as they are picking off the shrimpettes after the lights were off!

ath3ist · 11-01-2008, 04:43 AM

The bugs dont really harm the shrimps, except for maybe a few hydras that has appeared over the last couple days. Sometimes I wanted to remove the shrimps and nuke the tank or put some fish in , but removing all the shrimps seem so much work because the tank is heavily planted

**bsmith** · 11-01-2008, 07:43 PM

Id just ride it out.

angel919 · 11-02-2008, 04:53 PM

you can always make a shrimp trap =)

ran across this while looking at vids on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb_k2Wg9ayI

you can do 2-3 sessions to make sure you have 99% of your shrimp outta there

11-01-2008, 02:50 AM	#16 (permalink)
ZooTycoonMaster Just Do!(Aqua) It (View User Tanks) PTrader: (22/100%) Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Santa Clara, California Posts: 3,188	Is there any room to siphon your gravel? If so, siphon every square centimeter of gravel you can - this'll remove as many bugs as possible. __________________ Eheim Pimp #341 Eheim Classic 2213 10 Gallon Tank

11-01-2008, 03:04 AM	#17 (permalink)
Lnb At 36,000' (View User Tanks) PTrader: (18/100%) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: 10309 ~ NY Posts: 1,023	I now feed every other day and decreased the amount of food. I noticed a drop in the number of berried females and the amount of eggs they carry but it really reduced the number of "bugs" in the tank. I didn't have any bugs until I took out the male endler and two micro rasboras. I caught the fish, yes, as tiny as they are picking off the shrimpettes after the lights were off! __________________ Eheim #293 ~ 2 x 2217 ~ 1 X 2215 ***** Filstar #138 ~ XP 1 x 2**

11-01-2008, 07:43 PM	#19 (permalink)
bsmith Proud member of SLAPS (View User Tanks) PTrader: (149/100%) Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: St.Louis, MO Posts: 4,242	Id just ride it out. __________________ FilStar proponent #91 XP1 & XP3 I have a 2213 and a 2222 too, my Eheim # is 299. What now? VP Member #4 "Regulator's Mount Up" VTS-253A Mini-M Agent #007 My 37 Cube and Mini-M L183's

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11-01-2008, 04:43 AM	#18 (permalink)
ath3ist Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (27/100%) Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: 91335, CA Posts: 100	The bugs dont really harm the shrimps, except for maybe a few hydras that has appeared over the last couple days. Sometimes I wanted to remove the shrimps and nuke the tank or put some fish in , but removing all the shrimps seem so much work because the tank is heavily planted

11-02-2008, 04:53 PM	#20 (permalink)
angel919 Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (2/100%) Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: San Fran,CA Posts: 99	you can always make a shrimp trap =) ran across this while looking at vids on youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb_k2Wg9ayI you can do 2-3 sessions to make sure you have 99% of your shrimp outta there

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