i have fry

[ozpkchris]

so my set up is in my signature

here is the deal i came home today to find 200 little fry swimming in the coner of my tank

there jd fry here are some pix

im surprised because i have a pleco and 2 clown loaches and they let the eggs hatch

so i really am unsure of what to do

i would like to leave them in there do you think this is possible with my current
stock

and how/what should i feed them

or what else do i need to know any thoughts ??

thanks for any advice

 

[Toby_H]

Congratts on the spawn... and nice looking pair...

Just for the record, your Pleco and Clowns didn't "let the eggs hatch"... the parents did a good job protecting them

Plecos and Clowns are designed to eat eggs & wigglers more so than free swimming fry. So I would leave them with the parents and see what happens. Remember in a worst case scenerio all the fry are eaten... and 3 or 4 weeks later the parents make more.

What are you going to do with 200 Dempseys if they all live? That's the first thing you need to figure out.

I hear Hikari first bites is a decent easy to use food for fry. I feed my Dempsey live hatched Baby Brine Shrimp. It's a bit more work than packaged food but much better for the fry.

 

[ozpkchris]

yeah im gonna leave them for a week or two then what ever survives i'll put i a 40 gallon guppy tank my friend has until there get big enough to give the guppies grief