could gravel vac'ing my small hex with my fish still in it be more stressfull than removing him to a cup during cleaning? I usually do about a 1 gal change or about 75%. Should i also remove my snail?
I clean my tanks with the fish in it. I think it would be more stressful for them to be scooped up with the net and placed else ware then back in the tank. I don't take the snail out either.
i think it depends on the length of time. Naturally it should be quick, but i think taking him out of his environment isn't a good idea. Either way hes gonna get shocked, but leaving him in his tank will probably reduce the shock
Yeah agreed, as long as there arent too many bumps and close calls with the siphon they should be fine, taking them out is the worst, its like taking a electric massager to the tank and trying to suck em up with a syphon
my fish got freaked out at first but now i do it in slow motion so they have time to get used to it being there. They actually come up to the siphon now to investigate, i think they think its exciting. I don't make any sudden movements with it, i think thats key.
the problem is that my tank is only 2 gallons so its hard not to spook him with the siphon. I've tried putting him in a cup and he seemed calm but i would rather avoid the chance of drastic temp changes etc related to removing him.
