Inferno2080
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Dec 15, 2009
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I was wondering if I should take my 5 fish out of the tank and put them in a bowl or something (with water from their tank) while I do maintenence on the bottom. I'm replacing the tubing for the air pump because the tubing I have now isn't long enough and stretches across the tank. But to take out the old tubing and put in the longer one I'll have to dig into the gravel, move some plants, and move a large rock. Although I'll be replacing all those things to the way they are now, I was thinking it might really stress my fish out if I leave them in the tank. Plus there will be a lot of under-gravel debris that would unsettle and float around for a while. And it's a 20 gallon hexagonal tank, so it's taller than it is wide, so I'll have to really put my arm far i there- past my elbow. This makes it a very difficult task, so I'll be in there for over 5 minutes probably. So would my fish be OK with that? Or should I net em and put em in a (clean) bucket or something?