Fry! What Do I Do With These

[ardandy]

What should I do with these guys that have just appeared?

In a community tang tank

lamprologus ornatipinnis

http/www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wy5f_H1fss

 

[Fish Guy]

Well it looks like the mother is taking good care of them. But as they get older they will be more and more on their own. You could either wait until they are a bit bigger and remove them to another tank to grow them out or just leave them in there and hope for the best.

 

[Lufbramatt]

Feed them baby brine shrimp with a turkey baster pointed at them to make sure they get to it first. After a few weeks you can feed them crushed up cichlid pellets, mine thrived on tetra prima crushed into a powder.

 

[TyriquePlanty]

noonoo get a net breeder AS SOON AS POSSIBLE because the adults WILL eat them so get a net breeder stick it to the cage in then u (MUST) get them in the net breeder as soon as u assemble it

 

[dh058977]

noonoo get a net breeder AS SOON AS POSSIBLE because the adults WILL eat them so get a net breeder stick it to the cage in then u (MUST) get them in the net breeder as soon as u assemble it

With all due respect, this is not true. These fish make great parents and unless the tank is heavily stocked there is little risk of them being eaten.

 

[Verminator89]

noonoo get a net breeder AS SOON AS POSSIBLE because the adults WILL eat them so get a net breeder stick it to the cage in then u (MUST) get them in the net breeder as soon as u assemble it

Blimey oh riley, you make it sound like its life or death. Relax.

Well, as mentioned the parents seem to be doing fine with them, so see how they go. If you notice them being eaten, or dissapearing and you want to raise a few then it might be advisable to put a few into a breeder net. Other than that i would say let nature takes it course and let them gain their own experience in raising fry. Its also been mentioned already that as they get older they will be more and more on thier own, this is when they can become a 'threat' to the parents who may have desires to raise a new brood of fry. No family love lost with fish ha.

Let us know how they do

James

 

[ardandy]

Came down the next day and they're all gone!

Doh!

 

[Fish Guy]

They'll have another brood Im sure. You could remove the fry after a week or so and grow them out in a seperate tank.

 

[Lufbramatt]

i've had shellies raise fry perfectly fine in a single species tank without removing them, the adults ignored them completely pretty much, but if you have other species of cichlids in there with them i'd try to take them out and put them in a little grow out tank of about 10 gallons or so until they're big enough to not be considered food.

 

[ardandy]

That's the plan next time!