How do you catch fry???

[Josh Q]

I have a 7G with a male/female pair that are about to have their second batch of fry since I got them about a month ago. I also have a platies in another tank that keep reproducing. I want to issolate the fry until they get big but can't figure out how to catch the damn things. Any ideas?
-Josh

 

[MamaPish]

Turkey Baster..............perfect for sucking up the fry.......just don't baste the turkey with it after !

 

[bigfish]

Net them from behind with a net, i know they are quick but with a little patience, you will get there!!! there is a special capture box that you can buy which you can put bait into it but it's £24-99 a bit steep but i dont know if you would consider it.

I would rather save on the pocket and use a small net so that you don't destory the tank too much!!!

 

[angelphish]

use a very tiny fishing pole

 

[MamaPish]

 

[Josh Q]

Will I have any problems with keeping endler and platy fry in a 1G tank. The minute they get too big they'll go back into the regular tank.
-Josh

 

[Minxnfella]

Hiya

I use a small glass, like a shot glass, with no patterns on it, it makes it an awful lot easier. Plus if they next to a wall you just scoop them up and pour some water out. A net is to big and they can see it coming!!!!

Hope this helps, I find this method really easy.

Helen

 

[Tropicalfishfn]

i had my fry in a small breeder tank thingy were yiu out the female and i got them out of there with my net i was amazed that work andi got them all out of there and put them in my 10 gal tank with no other fish so my 10 gal is a fry tank right now there getting bigger sort of it has only been almost a month one is getting big fast and each of the fish in there is either smaller or bigger than the other

 

[I8b4u2]

Maybe try and suck the fry up with the gravel vac (gravity feed vac preferably)