Hi,
I have three fry (at least) and I need to know what to do with them to keep them alive.
Last week, I moved all the fish in my 20gallon to a new tank. I didn't clean out the tank after I moved the fish. I kept the heater running, but not the filter and I moved several plants into the tank for temporary holding. Today I came back from out of town & found three small fry. I think they're danio fry, but I can't rule out glowlight tetras. They are maybe 3 mm long max and are free swimming. I'm not sure what they've been eating. There are lots of plants in there and a lot of decaying algae. Other than a snail that came in with the plants and some timy white worm-like things, there's nothing else in there.
My questions:
1) Where should I keep them? The choices I have are leave them in the 20 gallon, buy a breeding net for the 20 gallon and put them in it, or move them to a 1.5-2 gallon hex tank (used as a temp betta home a couple of times). They seem to be doing well in the 20 gallon, but I have no idea how I'll feed them in there.
2) What do I feed them?
I appreciate any help you can give me. These are my first fry & I'd love to keep them alive.
Thanks,
Melissa
I have three fry (at least) and I need to know what to do with them to keep them alive.
Last week, I moved all the fish in my 20gallon to a new tank. I didn't clean out the tank after I moved the fish. I kept the heater running, but not the filter and I moved several plants into the tank for temporary holding. Today I came back from out of town & found three small fry. I think they're danio fry, but I can't rule out glowlight tetras. They are maybe 3 mm long max and are free swimming. I'm not sure what they've been eating. There are lots of plants in there and a lot of decaying algae. Other than a snail that came in with the plants and some timy white worm-like things, there's nothing else in there.
My questions:
1) Where should I keep them? The choices I have are leave them in the 20 gallon, buy a breeding net for the 20 gallon and put them in it, or move them to a 1.5-2 gallon hex tank (used as a temp betta home a couple of times). They seem to be doing well in the 20 gallon, but I have no idea how I'll feed them in there.
2) What do I feed them?
I appreciate any help you can give me. These are my first fry & I'd love to keep them alive.
Thanks,
Melissa
