baby fry in cloudy water. HELP!

[smokiavelli]

after the eggs hatched, I cut the filter off. I am using an air stone so the fry won't get sucked up. How can I clear my water without killing the fry

 

[GeraldTheMouse]

Can you put mesh or something over the filter intake?

 

[Lonewolfblue]

What kind of filter? On my 10G I just used scissors to snip a hole into a sponge and put it over the intake.

 

[bala_aquarium]

you can put a sponge over the end of a gravel vac and remove some water without sucking them up.ive never tried it.i got it of the internet

 

[FroggyFox]

Most fry are fine with a filter...not having a filter on will be more detrimental to their health...an airstone doesnt' really do anything. You could put a sponge filter in the tank or you could do like someone else suggested and fit a sponge over the filter intake.

 

[seastaar88]

you can put a sponge over the end of a gravel vac and remove some water without sucking them up.

an old pair of pantyhose work well for this too -- stick the gravel vac into a leg of the pantyhose so you dont suck up any fry.

 

[Lonewolfblue]

Another thing, water changes can be detrimental to some fry. Especially with fish like rams. I did a 10% PWC in my 10G tank with the fry, and over half were wiped out. I've learned to keep water sprite and foxtails in the fry tank and just not do any PWC's for the first 4-6 weeks.