Fry Tank Help

[Dudfield]

i have a fry tank set up and is about to add seven fry to it

thank is only 5g, was wondering if there was any other fish i could add to the tank to help the bioload as not sure 7 fry at the moment would be enough to keep the bacteria alive

 

[OldMan47]

7 fry in a 5 gallon tank is plenty of bioload to keep your filter working. I find that the filter responds well to the gradual increase in size of my fry and keeps pace with it.
If you are feeding heavily, which is recommended for rapid fry growth, you will be doing tons of water changes but you will also be keeping the bioload fairly high, since uneaten food is a bioload too.

 

[Dudfield]

brill thanks for the reply thats another thing i can tick off my list.

 

[fish:)hobby]

what about a 20 gallon?

 

[Dudfield]

no dispensable sp? income for that im afraid

 

[OldMan47]

Disposable income is often a problem among new serious fish keepers. The ones who are serious about the hobby seldom walk into a pet shop with money just hanging out of their pockets. Instead they come from the ranks of those who can focus their attention, instead of their cash, on the fish and its welfare.

 

[Dudfield]

i do the best i can with what ive got and do what i can when i got a little extra

fry are happy at the moment and growing well, will hopefully have more to add by the end of the weekend have a molly thats been squared off for a few days now.

another is not far behind