CRS hiding under filter
Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2014 4:52 am
Hi all,
I just created an account because I have a question about my Crystal Red shrimp. I have a Juwel Rio 125 with the original sponge filter up and running. The tank has been working for nearly a year when I added five shrimp (I know, too few shrimp, I am planning to buy more). The shrimp happily swam into my filter, got lost in there and are now below it (there is about an inch of space there, filled with gravel but enough room for the shrimp). I can only see them if I look there with a torch and I still count three to four per day. Now my question: I would like for them to get out of there. I opened a 'tunnel' so they got fresh water and food, but they won't move from under there. They might be scared of the fish and I can't reach them, I was hoping that you would have some advice as to how I could get them out of there and back into the tank. As for the fish, I have:
- 2 honey gouramis
- 6 cardinal tetras
- 2 oto cynclus
- 5 red nose salmon
- 6 rasbora galaxy
The fish have left the shrimp alone when they were still in the tank. Any ideas on how to get the shrimp out from under the filter?
Thanks!
I just created an account because I have a question about my Crystal Red shrimp. I have a Juwel Rio 125 with the original sponge filter up and running. The tank has been working for nearly a year when I added five shrimp (I know, too few shrimp, I am planning to buy more). The shrimp happily swam into my filter, got lost in there and are now below it (there is about an inch of space there, filled with gravel but enough room for the shrimp). I can only see them if I look there with a torch and I still count three to four per day. Now my question: I would like for them to get out of there. I opened a 'tunnel' so they got fresh water and food, but they won't move from under there. They might be scared of the fish and I can't reach them, I was hoping that you would have some advice as to how I could get them out of there and back into the tank. As for the fish, I have:
- 2 honey gouramis
- 6 cardinal tetras
- 2 oto cynclus
- 5 red nose salmon
- 6 rasbora galaxy
The fish have left the shrimp alone when they were still in the tank. Any ideas on how to get the shrimp out from under the filter?
Thanks!