5 gallon fry tank?

[fishman6247]

Is a 5 gallon tank big enough to hold swordtail fry? i was just wondering cause i was thinking about breeding my swordtails

 

[FiSHY925]

yea its the perfect size thats what i use, throw a sponge filter in there, and some plants. no gravel though. a cory is always good for a fry tank , he keeps it clean and wont go after the babies

 

[fishman6247]

thanks i have two corys already but i just have to ask y no gravel?

 

[fufanu360]

cuz u can keep it cleaner and the fry will grow faster and better

 

[FiSHY925]

also when the fry fall to the bottom of te tank, if there was gravel there they would hurt themselves tryin to jam themselves in there

 

[fishman6247]

o i c thanks for the help FiSHY925 & fufanu360

 

[puckbag]

hey i have a question how does no gravel help the fish grow faster. my fish seem to grow just fine with gravel

 

[bugsy66]

Three years ago I bred guppies on a large scale for our LFS. I would have to disagree about the cory cats, I did see them eat some fry. So I don't know if I would trust cory cats with very small fry.

 

[FiSHY925]

many people say that corys are beneficial, they keep it clean. the only time that they would eat a fry is if it was dead or nearly dead