Dempsey fry

[mr limpet]

Would a 20 gallon tank be big enough to hatch and raise dempsey fry?If my pair lays eggs I want to try and hatch them away from the parents.

 

[Loves severums]

no u need a 40breeder.

 

[knifegill]

Well, you can grab the 20 or thirty best looking fry and just raise those. Then you'd be fine for awhile.

 

[Dark Jester]

A 20g would be fine for a month or so. Not big enough for the parents, but for 1/2" fry that is a ton of room. After that do what Knifegill said and cull them down to around 20 of the best looking ones.

 

[mr limpet]

That is what I had intended to do DJ.Just temporary,larger tank when needed,no parents,but I do know someone who says they remove the female with the fry and puts them in a seperate tank for a few weeks then returns her back into the original tank.