Unexpected Arrivals

[Baccus]

Another tip for any future fry that are tiny and in tanks that need water changes is to use a piece of airhose that would normally be used  from a pump to an air stone in your tank. I find a spare length of airhose invaluable, for siphoning out water without sucking up tiny shrimplets and tiny fish fry (believe me spotted blue eye fry are insy), for removing any hydra that can appear in tanks and even to suck up really small pest snails that other wise would take for ever to get bigger easy to hand remove.

 

[Akasha72]

another one for you. I've just discovered when I do water changes now that if I pour the fresh water into the 'funnel' of the sponge filter it doesn't cause any current in the tank that can potentially drown a tiny little baby. Works a treat

 

[Far_King]

I do have a reel of airline so I'll be giving that a go, ta.
 
Good news - there are two!  I left an isolation/birthing chamber floating in there as my original intent was to keep them away from the catfish but I couldn't find them!
 
They seem to like swimming up underneath the edges of it.  It was lovely to see them both last night and they came out to have a nibble on some flake food.  I know they're not out of the woods yet as they're still very small but the fact they're now on flake food is a big bonus!

 

[Far_King]

Even better news - there are three
 
Two are coming on leaps and bounds now.  They must be a third of an inch long.  The new one I've found is considerably smaller and still hides away but the original two are free swimming and happy to explore the tank and swim in the current.
 
I used an airline to change the water just fine, thank you.

 

[Baccus]

Glad to hear you found 3 bubs and that the airhose worked well for siphoning out water. I find it also works a treat for removing hydra from the sides of tanks and tiny baby snails.

 

[Akasha72]

3? Bonus! 

 

[Far_King]

This third one being so much smaller must have hatched later somehow.   It's a third the size of the other two but again is taking flake food now.

 

[Akasha72]

photo's?

 

[RCA]

Another tip for any future fry that are tiny and in tanks that need water changes is to use a piece of airhose that would normally be used  from a pump to an air stone in your tank. I find a spare length of airhose invaluable, for siphoning out water without sucking up tiny shrimplets and tiny fish fry (believe me spotted blue eye fry are insy), for removing any hydra that can appear in tanks and even to suck up really small pest snails that other wise would take for ever to get bigger easy to hand remove.

 
Just a warning, I used an airline to clean my fry tank and sadly one suddenly swam over got sucked up and did not survive . I have used a turkey blaster in the past as this gives more control. More latterly I have used a glass divider (glass place mat), move all the fry to one end of the tank, syphon clean the other side, then remove the divider. This way they are all safe while I can get everything out from the majority of the tank, adding a small amount of new sand post clean.

another one for you. I've just discovered when I do water changes now that if I pour the fresh water into the 'funnel' of the sponge filter it doesn't cause any current in the tank that can potentially drown a tiny little baby. Works a treat

I have used this method also, plus using a jug that I place gently into the tank with the clean water.
Details on what I feed my fry here http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/439092-cory-perfection-surprise/

 

[Far_King]

photo's?

 
They're still small and very silvery (which leads me to wonder if they're all females), but I'll try!

 

Another tip for any future fry that are tiny and in tanks that need water changes is to use a piece of airhose that would normally be used  from a pump to an air stone in your tank. I find a spare length of airhose invaluable, for siphoning out water without sucking up tiny shrimplets and tiny fish fry (believe me spotted blue eye fry are insy), for removing any hydra that can appear in tanks and even to suck up really small pest snails that other wise would take for ever to get bigger easy to hand remove.

 
Just a warning, I used an airline to clean my fry tank and sadly one suddenly swam over got sucked up and did not survive

. I have used a turkey blaster in the past as this gives more control. More latterly I have used a glass divider (glass place mat), move all the fry to one end of the tank, syphon clean the other side, then remove the divider. This way they are all safe while I can get everything out from the majority of the tank, adding a small amount of new sand post clean.

another one for you. I've just discovered when I do water changes now that if I pour the fresh water into the 'funnel' of the sponge filter it doesn't cause any current in the tank that can potentially drown a tiny little baby. Works a treat

I have used this method also, plus using a jug that I place gently into the tank with the clean water.
Details on what I feed my fry here http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/439092-cory-perfection-surprise/
 

 
I still have a floating isolation chamber in the tank.  I dropped the airline into that so no fish could possibly get in

 

[Far_King]

photo's?

 
Best I could manage at the moment  https/flic.kr/p/CE5tJ8

 

[Akasha72]

oh wow, looking really good. 
 
You mentioned sexing them. I've found all young fish are female to begin with. My tetra babies were both female for the first couple of months but then gradually the male characteristics started to appear around the 3rd-4th month. It was at this stage their colour started to change. I have read that water parameters have some influence in the sex of fry so you may find they are all the same sex dependent on your pH.
 
Give it some more time and see what happens

 

[Far_King]

That would explain why all my platies turned out to be female I guess.  I didn't know that  

 

[Akasha72]

I read recently, and I think it was on here, that pH can play a part in sexing fry. All my recent fry have been male and my pH is low at 6.5. When I was running a tank with a fairly neutral pH I did get a mixture of male and female. There may be something in the theory 

 

[Far_King]

Mine is typically around 7.5 so may be why I have females.