Yeah! I Have Fish :d

[jamiequin]

well when they do, which i am sure won't be that long of a wait

thanks, id there any tips you can give me on caring for the pregnant females? i dont have a breeding trap/net or anything? worth buying one?

 

[lilfishie]

i don't tend to use breeder nets/boxes becase i have found it stresses them out and can cause them to abort, but i could be worth getting one to put the fry in if you don't have a seperate fry tank

 

[jamiequin]

i don't tend to use breeder nets/boxes becase i have found it stresses them out and can cause them to abort, but i could be worth getting one to put the fry in if you don't have a seperate fry tank

i have a 5 gallon tank for thr fry, anything i nee to do to set that up? at the minute it is just an empty tank?

 

[lilfishie]

next time you do a water change fill the other one up, do you have a filter/heater for it?

 

[jamiequin]

next time you do a water change fill the other one up, do you have a filter/heater for it?

i dont have a filter but a heater, i didnt think of filter help???

 

[lilfishie]

its ok you don't need a filter if you keep up with your water changes, other wise a sponge? filter is probably your best bet

 

[jamiequin]

its ok you don't need a filter if you keep up with your water changes, other wise a sponge? filter is probably your best bet

sponge? sorri i have no idea what your on about lol

 

[lilfishie]

yer a sponge filter, you can make them by following this link Making a sponge filter or you can buy them, they are god for fry tanks because they don't get sucked up it very often

 

[orange shark]

my filter was a disasterit sucked up nearly all my first batch of platy fry, the second batch i had to get a breeding net so they could learn to swim strong enough to not get sucked up.

Jack

 

[jamiequin]

thanks for that, i made a one liek in taht post, but then i went to lfs to get 2 more male and 2 more female gupps and see a corner filter there for 1 pound 80 so i couldnt do wrong, now i have too, now all i need is fry do you need to cycle a fry tank?

 

[lilfishie]

probably best, just add some water out you old tank when you do a water change