General Care Discussion :: Water change with feeder fish!

[Brianthedog18]

Ok, so I bought a little over a dozen feeder fish for Leo yesterday. He went hunting and now there are three left, but the water is a little foggy now, probably from the messy eating.

How do I go about changing the water with feeder fish still in the tank? Do I put them in a bowl with the same water? and then how do I reintroduce them without the temp change shocking them to death?

[missibsu]

I just leave mine in the tank. I drain all but about three of four inches and then be sure to get the water as close the original temp as possible. I have never 'shocked' the fish with the temp change. It's easier than catching them and getting them back in...especially since I have more than 3.

[cam722]

I do the same as missibu.. It's been awhile since I did a complete and total water change because of feeder fish.. finally got the last one gone.. FINALLY!!! So yesterday the tank got dismantled and a through cleaning. Trying to catch all those tiny fast minnows in a 75 gallon tank was near to impossible..

[missibsu]

My turtles have lost interest in the guppies. I must have like 5 or 6 dozen in there. I am thinking about giving them away on freecycle. I'm sure that other people around here could use them for something. The turts eat a few, but they aren't keeping the population down, and I don't want them overeating them. We all know that too much protein isn't good.

[KellyP]

I scoop my fish out of the tank for cleaning. I just keep them in a bowl till I'm done. I wait for the tank to get back up to it's normal temp, then poor them back in.

[adammaxis]

Just empty the tank until you have just enough space for the fish to stay alive and then refill it.

[Brianthedog18]

Thanks guys! I've already accidentally killed 2 feeder fish in the past by pouring them back and forth, so I think I'll just leave some water from now on!