Newborn Pineapple Wag Swordtails Please Help!

[cbieker]

I just got a pineapple wag swordtail and two bala sharks there other day and I am new at this. I just had my swordtail give birth unexpectedly and I have no Idea what to do and what to feed them since its night time and everything is closed.

 

[Chad]

You won't need to feed them anything tonight so don't worry about that part. You have a couple of choices about shelter though. Because the adults will eat the fry you will need to provide protection for them if they are to survive the night. You can do this by putting them in a separate tank, dividing the tank you have some way, or by placing some floating item in the tank that will protect them. Since you can't buy anything right now, stores being closed and all, you will need to make it. If you have Styrofoam and toothpicks you can stick them in the foam (lots of them) and place it with the toothpicks down. The fry can hide in the toothpick forest and the adults can't go in after them. 
 
You get the general idea though...the adults and the fry need to be somehow apart or the fry are eaten. In the morning you can buy fry food from the pet store. I recommend Hikari fry food. I've found it to be very good quality. 

 

[Munroco]

Swordfish fry are quite big compared with egglayer fry. They will be able to manage crushed flake food for now.

 

[Lunar Jetman]

How big is your tank? Bala's need quite a bit of space to swim around in.

 

[betta fish]

What a good idea the toothpick shelter is tcamos! first time I have heard of it, is it your own idea?

 

[Chad]

I'm sure I'm not the only one to think of it but I feel it's original. I used to breed heavily so came up with the idea. I liked it because it's easy to remove when you are done with it and inexpensive.