Greeny
Member
Hi guys,
Yesterday, I bought a couple of Amano shrimp to make sure they will be ok before buying some more at a later date and all seemed well. That night I was getting a little worried because they were swimming restlessly up and down around and around etc but I just read they get like that when they get excited about breeding etc. So apprehensively I went to bed. I looked for them in the morning, couldn't find them but had to go to work. I came back this evening and still couldn't find them so lifted rocks, checked behind plants, etc, and nothing. Time to check the filter, so I pulled it apart, nothing on the filter, I poured the water that was in the canister housing from the pre-filter into a bucket, and low and behold, there they were there alive and kicking. They're back in now and seem fine and active, I had to apologize to them (even though they don't understand me) for pouring the water out quite brashly as I wasn't expecting them to be there. Thankfully, they seem unharmed coming out of their ordeal.
Anyway, I have an evolution aqua surface skimmer and was wondering how other people prevent shrimp from accidentally getting sucked into the filter. I do have another bottom that I could put in the top, I'm assuming that's where they must have got sucked up into.
Yesterday, I bought a couple of Amano shrimp to make sure they will be ok before buying some more at a later date and all seemed well. That night I was getting a little worried because they were swimming restlessly up and down around and around etc but I just read they get like that when they get excited about breeding etc. So apprehensively I went to bed. I looked for them in the morning, couldn't find them but had to go to work. I came back this evening and still couldn't find them so lifted rocks, checked behind plants, etc, and nothing. Time to check the filter, so I pulled it apart, nothing on the filter, I poured the water that was in the canister housing from the pre-filter into a bucket, and low and behold, there they were there alive and kicking. They're back in now and seem fine and active, I had to apologize to them (even though they don't understand me) for pouring the water out quite brashly as I wasn't expecting them to be there. Thankfully, they seem unharmed coming out of their ordeal.
Anyway, I have an evolution aqua surface skimmer and was wondering how other people prevent shrimp from accidentally getting sucked into the filter. I do have another bottom that I could put in the top, I'm assuming that's where they must have got sucked up into.