I was just wondering if I can make A full water change on my Betta fry tank, I have about five fries and also was wondering if Icould remove them and put them into another container while I am doing this, my fries are about a month and a half, the reason why I am asking is my tank is getting a lot of algea on the sides
2007-02-21 05:20:32 · 5 answers · asked by brenda b 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
You would be much better off leaving them in there, scraping of the algae, and then doing a partial water change. You should never totally empty a tank, especially a fry tank.
2007-02-21 05:34:06 · answer #1 · answered by fish guy 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It is not a good idea to move fry when they are very young, you could damage them even with a soft net.
Algae is not a problem for fish, only for people who want to see their fish. I imagine you are keeping the light on so the fry can find food anytime they want it which is the correct procedure for raising fry. If the algae is causing you problems, just get a razor blade and scrape it off the front glass (the back and sides don't need it right now) so you can see them. Later, when they are bigger, you can do the back and sides. I very seldom do the back and sides at all. Nice green algae is the mark of a healthy tank, IMHO. The other colors (brown, blue, stringy) are the flags that go up when something is wrong with the water quality.
Then the thing to do is just siphon out any debris (uneaten food, fish poo or algae you have scraped off) on the bottom and only take about 30% of the water out. I always use a length of air line tubing, it doesn't create too much suction so there is not much danger of sucking up any fry. Slowly replace that 30% with dechlorinated water that is the exact same temp as the water in the tank. Do this twice a week while the fry are small and then go to weekly when they get to about an inch long.
At an inch you will have to separate the males because they will begin fighting at about that size.
2007-02-21 13:39:32 · answer #2 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First off, algea is good for the fish. It's just ugly. Put the fish and the existing water in a bowl. Clean the tank but don't use soap, just wipe the algea off. Then put the water and the fish back. Add more water as needed. (no chlorine)
2007-02-21 13:27:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would leave a little of there old water in and add the rest clean tap water. They may die if if you just put them in 100% clean water. Make sure the water temp is around the same temp as the tank they were in or they will go into shock and die.
2007-02-21 13:31:00 · answer #4 · answered by Tammy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recomend leaving them there and removing 3/4 of the water and then wiping off the alge. Remember no chlorine!
2007-02-21 13:38:11 · answer #5 · answered by Timothy Y 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋