to clean or not to clean?

[redmelon]

my fry is free swimmer now, but the tank is a bit dirty, do i clean or not to clean the tank... i worried the parents will eat them once i clean it...

[jeff8428]

I usually don't clean mine for a few days even if it is dirty. Once the fry get a little larger I have a small 1/4 line siphon and I just try to clean the waste off of the bottom kinda around the parents. I do the area they are not in and wait till they move with the fry to do the other parts. Sometimes this is kinda hard because the parents will try to attack the siphon. I just do the best I can

[ILLUSN]

i used to use a 6mm hose to vac up the uneaten brine shrimp and poo with my wrigglers once they attach, i wouldn't wipe down the base or side till they were a good week old though.