A Hospital Tank...

[dgwebster]

Im looking at buying a hospital/fry tank.

I currently stock in 2 tanks:

Dwarf Gouramis
Betta Splendin
African Dwarf Frogs
Zebra Danios
Neon Tetras
Flame Tetras
Leopard Loach
Zebra Loach

im obviously looking to keep a fry/hospital tank as small as possible and run on a simple sponge filter.

would a 12"x10" suffice - I know its not great for the likes of the loaches, but as a hospital tank any stay in there for them would be temporary.

 

[The-Wolf]

IMHO a 12x10 would be fine as a hospital/fry tank

 

[dgwebster]

ta very muckle for that one. it was seeing my dwarf gourami looking very laiden with eggs, it got me to thinking of eventually trying to save some, and i need a hospital tank too thought the two in one approach would be suitable.

though i may end up buying another when i venture into trying to keep some of my ADF spawn as they seem very active in that department but either the eggs or the tadpoles get eaten every time.

 

[millym]

hi we've got a 18X10 inch fry tank basic glass number from pets@home came with a plastic lid. we bought a cheap small aquarium light filling & screwed it in the lid. i run an airstone from our main tank pump & we also bought a fluval 1 internal. i was worried about it being too strong but all our fry have always seemed fine - i did have mesh over the intake grid but havent had it there for a long time & never noticed any of our even teenies having any problems.it doesnt have a heater ( the light keeps it warm) but we are intending to get a mini one, our flat is really warm & we do have a thermometer and the temp stays a constant 24c even overnight.
for a hospital tank we have an even cheaper acrylic tank about 14X10 inches. it doesnt have a light, filter or heater. we've never used it in the middle of winter though & if in use its usually up near a radiator. it would be more ideal to have a little filter & heater im sure. we've only had a couple of casualties in it for brief periods & tend to use the fry tank when its empty instead. the hosp one is really just for an extreme emergency or for near terminal care if a fish is being picked on before i decide to euthanase.