Convict Fry Question

[ericifish]

sso my convicts spawned in my tank, and i dont know if i should attempt to remove the fry or not. there are about 40 or so, and im worried about them being eaten by the other fish in the tank. i have a small albino channel cat, a pictus cat, and a tiger barb that i think would love to make a meal out of them. so the question, to remove or not to remove? i just setup a ten gallon i had for them with water from my big tank and a small filter and its been running for two days now. any help?

*removed the fry, they are now in the ten gallon, and they look very happy

 

[ericifish]

i want to make sure they are geting food as well, so i have some very finely mashed flakes but i cant get it to them easily in my big tank

 

[Jakob]

Remove, also, just a good meal for the cats, dont worry, thei will spawn every 2-4 weeks...lol

 

[ericifish]

do you think i should vaccum them out?

 

[Jakob]

Yes indeed..
gl. with the fry...

 

[ericifish]

will they eat the finely ground flakes?

 

[jaguartooth]

yes, they will take finely ground flakes. What do you have planned for all the convicts in the future?

 

[ericifish]

free for those who want them. ive always wanted to breed convicts, so when my LFS got a nice male and female, i jumped at the opportunity. heres the mom, she was the nicest one out of the batch. the dad is always nicely colored, with blue fins