Adults ignoring tiny fry?

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  • July 26, 2009 at 10:22 pm #10677
    Tom2006
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    I finally have fry. Approx 5-10…too small to count them all accurately.

    The strange thing is my adults swim slowly right past the young (they are free swimming and about 2″ from the surface, clearly in the open) and ignore them. I thought the adults loved the snack on the young?

    July 27, 2009 at 3:05 am #14048
    BallAquatics
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    Congrats Tom!

    Perhaps these are just what’s left after they had their fill :shock:

    Dennis

    July 27, 2009 at 10:46 am #14051
    Tom2006
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    Probably LOL!! In the process of trying to move fish to set up a fry grow out tank. Fingers crossed I have some left by the time its set up.

    July 30, 2009 at 12:21 am #14056
    ged
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    Mine do not ignore them for long, but I have heard of some people raising them together with the adults. Mine slowed the breeding down 20 last week only 3 fry this week so far I was getting approximately 40 a week last month.I have about all I can handle anyway I have about 120+. there are 60 4-6 week in a fifty us gallon, it is already a pretty good school. They seem less skittish than the adults.

    July 30, 2009 at 7:49 am #14057
    Tom2006
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    excellent stuff Ged! I’ve got about three left so they must be getting picked off. I just have no where to put them until I can shift some discus in my 3′ tank.

    July 30, 2009 at 7:20 pm #14058
    ged
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    if you have a sponge filter you can use a rubbermaid container too bad u are not in N.S. I have an extra 10 cycled
    these are the older ones

    July 30, 2009 at 10:23 pm #14059
    Tom2006
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    Good idea…might try it out if I can’t shift my other fish currently in my tank. Out of interest, how do you go about getting the fry before they are eaten?

    July 30, 2009 at 11:01 pm #14060
    ged
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    I use a shrimp net (really fine net) then use a dropper to siphon them out of the net, a test kit dropper will do if you cut the narrow tip off. I sometimes siphon with tubing sometimes.

    July 30, 2009 at 11:27 pm #14061
    Tom2006
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    Never seen a shrimp net…I’ve done an online search and can online find those suitable for sea shrimp fishing! :shock: :lol:

    Where did you get yours from please?

    July 31, 2009 at 1:21 am #14062
    ged
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    I have seen them at pets unlimited, walmart, look for brine shrimp net sometimes they aren’t labeled as such, just really fine and soft

    July 31, 2009 at 3:43 am #14063
    BallAquatics
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    I’ve never had good luck netting newborns, so I started using a small plastic cup. They never leave the water, and I get 100% survival rate.

    Dennis

    July 31, 2009 at 4:22 am #14064
    ged
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    that would work just to clarify I use the net to catch them, then siphon them and some water from the net

    July 31, 2009 at 8:07 am #14065
    Tom2006
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    thanks guys…will make sure I don’t take them out of the water

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