water change for my tiny fry????

[budwick weiser]

i need to do a water change for my fry... they are all about the size of a pin head and are in a shallow plastic bowl right now... any ideas?

[biggin]

Put a couple of layers of cheese cloth over the siphon hose?

[budwick weiser]

cheese cloth... gotta get some of that

[biggin]

Home depot or lowes in the paint area is about the cheapest I have seen.

[AndrewH]

Baking or medicine syringe?

[lellison]

hmm, a syringe, I would never have thought of that. Both choices sound okay, let us know how it goes!

[bra8ndy8]

i just put a little girl sock over my hose.....works for me!

[greeneyed]

http://www.dfwfishbox.com/forums/production/showthread.php?t=2604&page=2
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[bra8ndy8]

I knew they died....but someone else might need this thread.

[AndrewH]

Hmmm I wonder if the flow rate (even with a sock/filter) might harm them? If you have a filter (say a sock) how do you get the junk outta the tank, or are you just changing out the water?

Guess it's a hit or miss science, but I'll need to be trying it soon :eek:

[sap]

i use a turkey baster to clear water of any waste,then siphon off 3-4 gallons from my 10g into a white 5 gallon bucket. I always let my bucket settle and then check it to see if some fry got transfered during the water change.