LindaJanie
New Member
In my 40 gallon Asian tank (two blue gouramis & five 4YO middle-sized clown loaches) the gouramis surprised me w/a whole bunch of fry on Saturday. Today is Monday, and to my shock, many are alive & swimming around the upper water column. The tank is very heavily planted w/driftwood and lots of green algae (my theory was that the lush algae would keep the tank healthy & I'm thinkin' I was right). Mom is under the school of fry, appears to be guarding them because if she sees a loach, she chases it (never did this before). Dad is guarding a corner of the tank & doesn't seem interested in the fry. The only fish I ever tried to breed were African cichlids (easy - the fry are big) but I haven't a clue what to feed these little guys. I did turn off the main filter but the tank is too full of driftwood and plants to remove anybody w/out tearing it all up. HAS ANYONE GOT EXPERIENCE OF FISH PRODUCING FRY IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS? My guess is that w/all the plants, algae & driftwood, many of the fry have found microscopic meals, but what now???