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I have a 10 gallon with probably 25-30 cull shrimp now, and they're producing interesting colors, I love having them. Until I'm ready in a month or 2 or 3 to move them to a new tank, this thing really needs cleaned. I have 3 corys, 7 mystery snails and 4 guppies in there. I have a light layer of gravel, I think it was only a 5# bag. The bottom is always been stirred up by the cats, and with all those pooing snails, I want to suck it up so badly! But how do you protect the shrimplets you can't see? I know what brand new ones look like, I had a shrimp give birth in a bare bottom tank once, they're incredibly tiny. I've sucked it up many times in the last year or so, but now I'm so aware there are creatures there I don't want to lose, I can't do it!
Today's project is cleaning my 40 gallon after 2 months. My pain pill is in me, no grandkids are around, they "ruined" my plan yesterday to do it so I'm good today! And just kidding about ruining my plans, my grands are my world and yesterday when 3 of them spent the day, it was just the medicine the doctor ordered for me. But today - get to work! Would like to do this 10 gallon later today or tomorrow if I get some ideas.
Today's project is cleaning my 40 gallon after 2 months. My pain pill is in me, no grandkids are around, they "ruined" my plan yesterday to do it so I'm good today! And just kidding about ruining my plans, my grands are my world and yesterday when 3 of them spent the day, it was just the medicine the doctor ordered for me. But today - get to work! Would like to do this 10 gallon later today or tomorrow if I get some ideas.
