finding and catching guppy fry ...

[GregS]

Hi folks,

my female guppy just let go of her clutch. I did not want to put her in a breeding basket too early, and instead was too late. So now I have to find and put in the basket the wee little fry. Its a community tank with guppies, platies, a couple of red tailed sharks (yikes) and a couple of corydoras.

I have seen a cople of fry survive this long (10 - 12 hours), but they are hard to spy and seemingly hardr to catch .

Any ideas?

Cheers, Greg

 

[Mgamer20o0]

i just leave them in the tank. give a lot of hiding space and if they live they live. i found the breeding basket to stressful on the fish.

if you want to catch them use two nets case it into the other net.

 

[FireDancer7905]

Try a turkey baster! The fry should suck rigth up with very little effort.

 

[GregS]

Thanks for the suggestions ... only trouble is I cannot spy any fry anymore. Ive got quite a few plants in the tank, but none of them are really going to provide shelter for little fry. The red tailed sharks especially like to foriage around the plants.
In the meantime, Ill keep looking - otherwise I guess i just have to waut another month and try again!
Cheers, Greg

 

[jm1212]

look on the bright side- if you dont find them and they all get eaten, you should have another batch in about a month