Since i have a 10g ready for the shrimps and I'm starting to wonder, how do you clean the tank and esp the gravel?? I currently use a normal gravel vac thats about 2.5' wide and I was thinking if i use that to clean the shrimp tank, won't they just get sucked up?!?! Would you kindly share how you clean your shrimp tank? THXX.
Start somewhere toward the front you can see there are no shrimp. As you move the vac, keep it close to the gravel. The shrimp will move. If there is a stubborn one, shake the gravel tube a little, it should move. When I gravel vac in my crypt stand, I use a bucket and look for any I sucked up. Usually find a couple. Much of the time they'll swim against the current and back down onto a plant where they can hold on.