hi i have recently had my cacatuoides have babies, now im thinking to help ensure they live i was maybe thinking of buying a small tank to put them in, problem is i dont have much space, what is the smallest tank i can do this with? and is it a good idea?
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minnnt
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Yes it is a very good idea. 
Obviously the biggest tank you can fit in the space you have would be best. The bigger the tank the quicker they will grow.
Obviously the biggest tank you can fit in the space you have would be best. The bigger the tank the quicker they will grow.
Yes it is a very good idea.
Obviously the biggest tank you can fit in the space you have would be best. The bigger the tank the quicker they will grow.
what is the smallest you would recommend? and should i put the parents in with them?
minnnt
Fish Expert
How old are the fry?
Are the parents caring for them well in the main tank?
I would wait for the fry to be 2 or 3 weeks old then move them and leave the parents to do it all over again.
I have had fry in a 35 litre before which was 16x12. My fry tank is now 55 litres and they grow much quicker even though the adult fish were a smaller size than the adult fish of the fry i had in the 35.
Does that make sense? lol. sorry, i think i am rambling.
Are the parents caring for them well in the main tank?
I would wait for the fry to be 2 or 3 weeks old then move them and leave the parents to do it all over again.
I have had fry in a 35 litre before which was 16x12. My fry tank is now 55 litres and they grow much quicker even though the adult fish were a smaller size than the adult fish of the fry i had in the 35.
Does that make sense? lol. sorry, i think i am rambling.
haha it sort of made sense! they are 2 days old and only the mother is looking after them , the dad is not helping at all
minnnt
Fish Expert
You may be pushed then keeping them in there for a couple of weeks then. If you move fry and mum then she might get stressed and spooked and eat the fry when you put them in.
What i meant was...
35 litre had Ellioti fry in (7" adult)
55 litre had Honduran Red Point fry in (5" adult)
The fry in the 55 have grown quicker than the fry in the 35 despite the adult size being smaller.
What i meant was...
35 litre had Ellioti fry in (7" adult)
55 litre had Honduran Red Point fry in (5" adult)
The fry in the 55 have grown quicker than the fry in the 35 despite the adult size being smaller.
so maybe leave it to nature for this forst brood then and get a breeding tank ready for the next one if they do?
minnnt
Fish Expert
Not neccessarily mate, if you can source a small tank then go for it! If you move the fry and they don't survive then you have lost nothing, if they do then you have a few young to do what you please with. If you could get one that is roughly 55 litres then you could let them spawn in there then once hatched remove the male and leave the female to rear the fry then when about a month old put her back with the male. It's all trial and error mate.
the problem is actually catching the fry and making sure i get all of them! they are living in a hollowed 6 inch roch with a hole in the top at the moment
minnnt
Fish Expert
Yeah thats always the toughest bit. Even if you don't get them all, some is better than non.
Yeah thats always the toughest bit. Even if you don't get them all, some is better than non.
yeah thats true, but what about water parameters and conditioning the pump and cycling that will take a couple of weeks at least to lol
minnnt
Fish Expert
Not if you use cycled media from you current filter in the new filter, it should be ready more or less straight away providing you use dechlorinated water.
johnboy!
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Take a part of a sponge from your current tanks filter, and put it in the new tanks filter, use some of the old water and the rest DECHLORINATED water, if you don't used dechlorinator then you will kill the bacteria, leave it a few hours to settle then put them in the new tank, frequent water changes, albeit quite small in volume, keeps the water fresh and this will have a positive effect on their growth
Take a part of a sponge from your current tanks filter, and put it in the new tanks filter, use some of the old water and the rest DECHLORINATED water, if you don't used dechlorinator then you will kill the bacteria, leave it a few hours to settle then put them in the new tank, frequent water changes, albeit quite small in volume, keeps the water fresh and this will have a positive effect on their growth
thanks very much for the help. i buy ro filtered water anyway from my lfs so i will take some out of mine and add the rest with that i think
johnboy!
Fish Fanatic
Sounds bang on to me, aslong as the PH has not been effected by the decor in your tank (bogwood lowers, limestone increases)then you should be good to go, use a chunk of sponge, then BANG instant tankTake a part of a sponge from your current tanks filter, and put it in the new tanks filter, use some of the old water and the rest DECHLORINATED water, if you don't used dechlorinator then you will kill the bacteria, leave it a few hours to settle then put them in the new tank, frequent water changes, albeit quite small in volume, keeps the water fresh and this will have a positive effect on their growth
thanks very much for the help. i buy ro filtered water anyway from my lfs so i will take some out of mine and add the rest with that i think
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