My new Ice Blue Fry
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Thanks this is the first time I have had breeder fish, in the past I had some shark and a pleco and that was about it, but this new tank I just have cichlids a pleco and a catfish, most my cichlid only have one female per male also so I didn't think they would breed, but YEH! little fry are soooo cute.
Hey does anyone know just how long it will take in months before I can possibly release them?????
Hey does anyone know just how long it will take in months before I can possibly release them?????
It might be a good idea to setup a 10 gallon tank for them to grow in. That way they have more room and will grow out a lot better.
A fry tank can be pretty simple. I don't put any substrate or gravel on the bottom of my fry tanks....just a nylon bag of gravel in the tank along with a sponge filter, heater and airstone. You could bag some gravel from your established tank and also run the sponge filter in it for a couple of weeks to seed it with good bacteria...and use some change water from your established tank to half fill the fry tank. This should give you a good start on a cycle so that you could put the fry in before they get too big for your hang on fry tank. Put in some fake plants or anything that would be a good hideout for the fry, so that they can feel secure in there as well. When the fry get big enough you could also add a HOB filter...which will most likely be needed as they grow bigger.
Best of luck in raising your fry !
A fry tank can be pretty simple. I don't put any substrate or gravel on the bottom of my fry tanks....just a nylon bag of gravel in the tank along with a sponge filter, heater and airstone. You could bag some gravel from your established tank and also run the sponge filter in it for a couple of weeks to seed it with good bacteria...and use some change water from your established tank to half fill the fry tank. This should give you a good start on a cycle so that you could put the fry in before they get too big for your hang on fry tank. Put in some fake plants or anything that would be a good hideout for the fry, so that they can feel secure in there as well. When the fry get big enough you could also add a HOB filter...which will most likely be needed as they grow bigger.
Best of luck in raising your fry !