So today I was cleaning out my canister filter when I later realized that there was pleco fry on the glass.
Anyway, I scooped as many as I saw up and placed them in one of those breeding boxes you put guppies in (which I've bred in the past).
Now, as you'll know, breeding guppies and pleco's are probably quite different so I was kind of thrown into the deep end (pun intended) when I noticed them.
Should I release them back into the rest of the tank? I'm afraid to do so as these were the product of accidental breeding. I had no idea this had happened. I've always seen perfect tank setups where it was still a bit difficult to get them to breed but here was the fry in a tank that hadn't been cleaned in quite a while and had no water tests done whatsoever either. I have a gourami, school of black tetra's, cory, red-tailed shark, and i don't think the rest would matter much apart from a fairly large catfish that had just come with the tank from the previous owner.
What am I to do?
Anyway, I scooped as many as I saw up and placed them in one of those breeding boxes you put guppies in (which I've bred in the past).
Now, as you'll know, breeding guppies and pleco's are probably quite different so I was kind of thrown into the deep end (pun intended) when I noticed them.
Should I release them back into the rest of the tank? I'm afraid to do so as these were the product of accidental breeding. I had no idea this had happened. I've always seen perfect tank setups where it was still a bit difficult to get them to breed but here was the fry in a tank that hadn't been cleaned in quite a while and had no water tests done whatsoever either. I have a gourami, school of black tetra's, cory, red-tailed shark, and i don't think the rest would matter much apart from a fairly large catfish that had just come with the tank from the previous owner.
What am I to do?
