Thomas369 Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 So, I have a 25 gallon tank and have some guppies and corys in there. I was wondering if two large sponge filters would be enough filtration for my tank? If not then would a U3 or Eheim pickup filter be better? I don't want any of my fry being sucked up into the filter. Lastly, can newborn guppy fry eat decapsulated brine shrimp eggs? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Probably 1 large sponge filter is enough especially if you are keep plants. And 1 or 2 sponge filters will definitely not suck up any fry. My guppy fry like live hatched decapsulated baby brine shrimp. Would it be possible for you to hatch those eggs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas369 Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 24 minutes ago, Daniel said: Probably 1 large sponge filter is enough especially if you are keep plants. And 1 or 2 sponge filters will definitely not suck up any fry. My guppy fry like live hatched decapsulated baby brine shrimp. Would it be possible for you to hatch those eggs? I do have plants yes so 1 may be enough then. I have tried hatching brine shrimp eggs and they hatch but it's very staggered. I will get around 100 then about half a day later I will have another 100 and so forth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 Sometimes you get a bad batch. I recently had that with decapsulated brine shrimp eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas369 Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 25 minutes ago, Daniel said: Sometimes you get a bad batch. I recently had that with decapsulated brine shrimp eggs. I might try again with another source then, I ordered these ones of ebay. I don't have a local fish shop unfortunately so I have to order from online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted September 9, 2020 Share Posted September 9, 2020 I have used Brine Shrimp Direct in the past and they have good quality eggs. But I am looking forward to trying the Co-Op's much anticipated brine shrimp eggs when they arrive (which could be soon). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas369 Posted September 9, 2020 Author Share Posted September 9, 2020 21 minutes ago, Daniel said: I have used Brine Shrimp Direct in the past and they have good quality eggs. But I am looking forward to trying the Co-Op's much anticipated brine shrimp eggs when they arrive (which could be soon). I wish I could buy from Aquarium co-op but I am from the UK. If they ever start selling their products here in the future then it will be an expensive day for me 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Ellison Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 I currently use 1 fairly large sponge filter in my guppy tank. It's 19 gallon tall with a staggering 30 guppies and 3 young bristle nose plecos. But I do run a lot of plants in florite substrate. I use a pretty heavy plant load to help off set the number of guppies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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