Fry help

[wwildcats04]

My cacs laid eggs again and this time Im going to be ready! I plan on keeping them with the parents for about a week or so after they hatch and then move them to a 36g growout tank. I have to order a heater and a filter... right now there is an UGF but I dont want to keep gravel in the tank so I need a different filter. I was looking into something like this sponge filter (http://www.bigalsonline.com/catalog/product.xml?product_id=22219&category_id=1725&pcid1=2885) but do not know how it works since its so big. I have used small sponge filters before with a little pump but do not know how these work. Also I have brime shrimp eggs so I know what to do with those. Thank you

[mooman]

Hey Kyle

Congrats! That filter is perfect. You just connnect an airline to it at the base of the tube. I would keep fry with the parents for a little longer (maybe three weeks) but that's up to you. When they start to spread out and mom looks like she's losing control is a good time to move them. This will give you a chance to cycle the filter in one of your existing tanks. If you need a mature filter sooner let me know, and I can lend you one.

PS I'm also sitting on a new batch of eggs. they should be hatching as I type this.

[wwildcats04]

awesome, are they from the cacs or paduro? I may need a mature filter, Im going to order that one and hope it comes asap. I still need to order a new pump and heater as well so I have my work cut out for me. congrats on your eggs

[mooman]

Ha! I wish they were panduro's. The conditioned sponge I have fits the filters that suction on the side of the tank (sold at AA for around 9.00 I think). I have two of them in my 29 growout and have no complaints. I can either lend you the whole assembly or just trade you a conditioned sponge for new sponge. Just PM me.

[wwildcats04]

I put an order in for one of those big sponge filters and a pump and check valve and a 200w stealth visa therm heater. Finally Im going to have a grow out tank. Mooman... I think it would be cool if we traded fry so that we could breed again and not worry about inbreeding. Just a thought for later

[wwildcats04]

I set up my first brine shrimp hatchery hopefully it works well... Mooman, did you notice the fry that the panduro is attending to at AA. They were in the very front of the tank

[mooman]

Yeah I saw em. Lousy lfs panduros....raising second spawn already...grumble grumble...why can't mine do that.....grumble grumble.......

I'm going to take some bbs to them tomorrow if there are any left.

[wwildcats04]

haha you should fishnap them... I've thouht about it every time I see the Apisto. viejita. I want to try and see if I can order a pair of those. I still have not seen the cac fry but the mom still protecting that lil cave she made. I hope my hatchery works out... I bought some frozen daphnia so I can feed them that too.