benh
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*Takes a deep breath*
...
*exhales*
That's better. I don't know who's more stressed after my first tank clean, me, or my Axolotl Colin
I went out and bought a siphon filter today, and my plan was to capture Colin in a tub and feed him whilst I went about cleaning things.
That was the plan...
OMG - Axolotl's move like lighting! Lol. After several attempts at cornering the lil fella, I just decided to clean around him instead. Turns out my siphon filter sucks up water like an Elephant! Before I knew it, my 25% water change was turning into 50% So I removed the big suction cylinder and just used the hose which worked a lot better. I got there in the end, but there was a lot of disturbance & curfuffle - Colin went a bit nuts with the bits of debris flying around etc.
Does anybody have any cleaning tips/advice? Would it be more stressful for Colin if I attempted to catch him, rather than clean around him, with bits flying about?? I'm going to find a Turkey baster asap so I can do little spot cleans here and there.
P.S. I have some Marimo Moss balls that got squashed in the post. When I cleaned them today, I tried to squeeze them back into shape and rinse the bits caught in the moss - any more care tips for these?
I really was so stressed before... I hope cleaning the tank gets easier the more I do it.
THANKS!!!
...
*exhales*
That's better. I don't know who's more stressed after my first tank clean, me, or my Axolotl Colin
I went out and bought a siphon filter today, and my plan was to capture Colin in a tub and feed him whilst I went about cleaning things.
That was the plan...
OMG - Axolotl's move like lighting! Lol. After several attempts at cornering the lil fella, I just decided to clean around him instead. Turns out my siphon filter sucks up water like an Elephant! Before I knew it, my 25% water change was turning into 50% So I removed the big suction cylinder and just used the hose which worked a lot better. I got there in the end, but there was a lot of disturbance & curfuffle - Colin went a bit nuts with the bits of debris flying around etc.
Does anybody have any cleaning tips/advice? Would it be more stressful for Colin if I attempted to catch him, rather than clean around him, with bits flying about?? I'm going to find a Turkey baster asap so I can do little spot cleans here and there.
P.S. I have some Marimo Moss balls that got squashed in the post. When I cleaned them today, I tried to squeeze them back into shape and rinse the bits caught in the moss - any more care tips for these?
I really was so stressed before... I hope cleaning the tank gets easier the more I do it.
THANKS!!!