StaceyTNBCkicker Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 So I was doing a water change Saturday night and noticed 3 small fry. It was after 10pm, so no where to go to get a breeder basket. Went out the next morning and purchased, but the fry were gone, guessing tasty snacks. HOWEVER, I was using the water I removed to partially fill my new tank (all the siphoned yuck from the sand, decor, and plants). Today, I was adding fertilizer and a pinch of food to the new tank and noticed 2 fry! Questions! 1.) is aquarium co op fry food ok, I crushed it in a morter and pedestal to make even finer. 2.) Do I need to put them in a breeder basket or let them have the run of the new tank as there are no other fish, just plants. 3.) Or add them back to the original cycled tank in the breeder basket. I added squeeze out from my intake sponge in my established tank to the new tank. I have no idea what they are. I have glowlight tetra, dwarf neon rainbow fish, and sterabi corydora. Thank you for any insight! First pic is one of the found babies, 2nd is of the original ones I found in main tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 with no other fish, they will likely be fine, as long as you dont have a filter intake they can get sucked into. co-op fry food should be fine for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyTNBCkicker Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 Thank you. I turned off my HOB as it does not yet have an intake sponge, but left my sponge filter running. This tank was just set up and really have not cycled yet. I have added yuck water from the older tank and some used media. And it has anubias, java moss, floating plants (sivinia minima and duckweed) and a stemmed plant that I am unsure of. I was mostly worried about the tank not being established as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 If you have old media you transferred over it's probably ok. I'd do frequent small water changes and keep an eye on it though. I hope the babies make it! So exciting! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyTNBCkicker Posted November 20, 2020 Author Share Posted November 20, 2020 22 minutes ago, Mel said: If you have old media you transferred over it's probably ok. I'd do frequent small water changes and keep an eye on it though. I hope the babies make it! So exciting! Thank you. I'm excited as well. I wanna know what those big eyeballs belong to! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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