Question: Cleaning up old food?

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I got my first Axolotl the other day. So far, it's fed only bloodworms and had a small cube of frozen brine shrimp this morning. There isn't an awful amount, but how do I go about cleaning up old food from the tank? Trying to grab half eaten worms in water with your hands is pretty impossible. Any ideas?
 
The universally handy. Turkey baster. Sucks waste and uneaten food up a treat.
 
Turkey baster, and for persistently large chunks of worm, tweezers or feeding tongs. Try to get the food about an hour or two after you feed. I've always had a problem with frozen brine shrimp and bloodworms making the water murky quickly. I give the leftovers to my fish and frogs.
 
When using frozen foods, you can reduce the problems with the water quality by draining the thawed materials through a small net. I used to rinse frozen bloodworms to reduce the impact on water quality.
One of the things that you can do is use a small siphon hose and siphon out the uneaten material and do a small water change at the same time.

Ed
 
Frozen bloodworms are terribly messy things! You could try using a feeding jar and palce the frozen cube or portion in there, as it defrosts or gets snapped at by your axy any bits will tend to settle in there as opposed to floating all over your tank. I have a big glass jar I got in Poundland for this purpose and it works a treat! As for taking out leftover food turkey baster all the way :happy:
 
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