Hey everyone, it's summer, and I just got some new DW and plants for my tank. I would love to put them in, but how do I do such a major change? (I'll be moving a LOT of plants and rocks. Can I do it with my fish in, or should I take them out? Thanks!
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Brookster123
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When pulling plants you'll probably throw a bunch of crap and detritus into the water.. you may want to pull and replant as much as you can and then do a big wc to clear the water.m
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Brookster123
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Yah, just try to nice about it and not scare the crap out of them..
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elephantnose
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Yeah fish can stay in. It would probably be more stressful for them if you take them out vs. leaving them in.
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Luananeko
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Agreed with above comments. Only time fish can't stay in is if you're swapping substrates. Even then, if you can find a workable way to do it without lowering the water level super far then you could probably leave them in for that too.
+1 on doing a water change right after too. If you have a deeper substrate then its possible to disturb gas pockets while pulling plants out, so a water change helps minimize the chance of shock.
+1 on doing a water change right after too. If you have a deeper substrate then its possible to disturb gas pockets while pulling plants out, so a water change helps minimize the chance of shock.
