copesullivan

Okay... am I weird?....

I wanted to clean up the the gravel in the batta's 2.5 gallon tank and do a partial water change.... but I COULDN'T see using that "vac" that I bought for the 10 gallon tank (I'm still getting the hang of getting the vacuum going, and it pretty much causes a mini "fish tital wave" when I use it in the 10 gallon tank).... so, I decided to use a Turkey Baster for the 2.5 gallon tank.

It worked GREAT !!... but, now I can't help but feeling weird.... honest, I wasn't basting my betta... LOL...

Anyone else use a Turkey Baster to clean the gravel in their tiny tanks?

Shawnie

i use the same thing on my fry and smaller betta tanks..your not crazy! just dont mix it up with the real food baster

Martinismommy

I use a turkey baster in ALL my betta tanks......It works perfect!

copesullivan

LOLOLOLOL... what, Betta's don't like turkey drippings?.... (and, a little fish salmonella in the turkey gravy would give it flavor, wouldn't it?... LOLOL [just kidding])

No, don't worry.... I have the "special baster" put aside with the bucket, fish tank vacuum, water conitioner, net, etc, etc.... specially JUST for the tanks.



It's good to know I'm not crazy... LOL...

Actually, when I told my husband that I'd used a Turkey baster for the Betta tank, I thought he was going to tell me I was a weirdo... but he actually said "you know, I was thinking about suggesting that to you"... LOL.

TedsTank

Oh yes a good baster should be in every fishkeepers tool box.

bruiser

A turkey baster is the only way I can feed my ADF'S

blasto172

http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Gentle...phon-or-Vacuum

works fairly well. easy to manuver, and it will start with out making a title wave.

aquarist48

Good morning. I use my trusty turkey baster too. (thank you Shawnie) Too, it's great for getting the (oops! What is that word starts with a D) I'll use dirt for now lol , in my wet/dry filter. Doh! I looked it up....detritus.

Thanks for the link Blasto! Good book mark.
Ken

rileyrk190

I also use a turkey baster, both for feeding, stirring up my sand, and getting dirt out.

Slug

Its not weird at all. I did almost the same thing in my 2.5gal SW picoreef.

jclee

I use one to spot-clean my Axolotl tank. Axolotls are pretty sensitive, and need really good water quality, so if they foul their tank between my water changes, I do a wee bit of precision cleaning with my baster.