Fry In Main Tank

[Mark123]

I currently have some Red Zebra and Elongatus fry in my tank. I also have another 2 Zebras holding! lol

I do not have another tank to set up or the money to do it at the moment.

How likely is it that the fry will survive if not removed from the tank?

Also, how can I feed them. Its a bit tricky to get crushed up pellets/flakes to the bottom of the tank for them. It just gets eaten by the others!

 

[kj23502]

It's not likely that many will make it...but that also probably may depend on stocking levels, how many hiding spots are available...feeding them is hard. Have you tried feeding them when the lights go off? Maybe more will sink to the bottom and they can bottom feed?

 

[dthoffsett]

I've yet to have any fry survive in the tank, the adult always pick them off, I don't have many small hiding places though. I generally don't worry about feeding the fry specifically, they should be ok on whatever the adults miss and any alage in the tank, it's survivial of the fittest. Sounds cruel, but like you I don't have space to raise lots of fry.

 

[chishnfips]

I have loads of fry survive in my main tank, at the moment there is close too 20 fry that have survived.

As long as there are loads of hidey places then they'll be ok. I have found that most of the time the adults ignore the fry (might be different when the lights off of course), and they can also move pretty dam quick when they want to lol.

 

[dthoffsett]

I have found that most of the time the adults ignore the fry (might be different when the lights off of course), and they can also move pretty dam quick when they want to lol.

Agreed. I should have pointed out in my last post that in my tank while small fry are ignored, once they reach about an inch the adults hunt them down and kill them every time. Why can't we all just get along?