lindaf92485
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i put the cheesecloth over the filter and put them in the tank... they seem happier than when they was in that small bowl, but i would be too!! i counted 27 total! wow!
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Sponges or covers on the intakes are not always necessary for fry, especially not platies or guppies as they don't have the habit going in there at all. Bottom feeders like corys maybe, because they like "sniffing" up and down the intakes or anything that looks interesting and sticks out vertically, but middle or top type of fish just swim rigth to left or the opposite. Sick fish is another story of course, they get sucked in because they can't be bothered swimming anymore. Putting a sock or tights over the intake can severely cripple the flow and oxygen reaching the bacteria, thus affecting the health in the tank so be careful with that. A coarse sponge regularly squeezed is a better idea as it doesn't affect the flow much, doesn't clogg easily and prevents any adventurer going to the "underworld".
Internal Fluvals are fry and shrimp safe in my opinion, I've got 4 of them(two U4s and two U2s) and I have never got fry or shrimp getting sucked in. They've got the sponges immediately behind the black grills so nothing can go in unless they make a hole in the filter. I've seen my shrimp landing on the intake sides muching onto something with no bother, inclusive of tiny shrimpletts.
Internal Fluvals are fry and shrimp safe in my opinion, I've got 4 of them(two U4s and two U2s) and I have never got fry or shrimp getting sucked in. They've got the sponges immediately behind the black grills so nothing can go in unless they make a hole in the filter. I've seen my shrimp landing on the intake sides muching onto something with no bother, inclusive of tiny shrimpletts.
lindaf92485
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I have cheesecloth over it. It has large holes in it but small to my fry.
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Borngemini
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Wow mama you were right my male is the maternal one I've got him in with the female and babies and he jumped in the trap and woke up to 15 babies still he didn't touch one
Awwww that's great! Just watch the female tho if she's anything like mine she'll be relentless in chasing them down. Having said that she tolerates batch no.2 better than she did the sole the survivor of batch no.1 at this stage.
She's looking very square tonight and it'll be 5 weeks since the last lot were born so it could be tonight! Got the tank light off already so fingers crossed!!!
She's looking very square tonight and it'll be 5 weeks since the last lot were born so it could be tonight! Got the tank light off already so fingers crossed!!!
It WAS last night - 5 weeks exactly since the last lot! Think my adult female doesn't hold to the "not hungry for 12 hours after giving birth" theory! She was chasing them down first thing this morning even after I fed the adults! A few of the newbies have found the dense plant and hidden tho. I saw one or two chancing swimming about but they probably won't last long if they carry on like that.
Better update my signature now! lol
Better update my signature now! lol
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Borngemini
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Aww congratulations my babies are a week old tomorrow and there going a darker orange now
Hurry and let me know how many she had
Hurry and let me know how many she had
They are well hidden at the moment. I thought they'd all been eaten last time and it turned out that 4 survived. I think I've seen 3 newbies so far so maybe there are more - probably won't know for sure for a couple of weeks or so. They seem so tiny compared to their older siblings! lol
Wonder if there's any news on Crippler's pregnant platy-mama!!
Wonder if there's any news on Crippler's pregnant platy-mama!!
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lindaf92485
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my molly fry are now 4 days old and are really starting to grow. I feed them Spectrum Grow by New Life that i have crushed up into a powder for them. They like it and go after it. It's cute watching them go after it. My lighter colored mollies that i have a few of are starting to show signs of possible marble colorization. Can't wait to see if that is what they will be! Not sure if i still have all that was born to me, as they like to hide well in their 10 gal i put them in with lots of hide-a-ways they are able to find.
Your fry looked dark from the get-go, Linda. My new fry are virtually transparent - I suppose that's to help them survive. The last lot got their colours at about 3 weeks.
I'm feeding my 5 older fry with crushed pellets and crushed flake, and the newbies with Liquifry No.2 altho all the others including the adults seem to be in on that act - not sure how much the newbies are actually getting, but it seemed to work for the older fry so I'll carry on. Have got some frozen bloodworms so I think I'll give them all a bit of a treat soon.
I spotted only 3 fry the first day, but when I did a pwc yesterday, the plant they hide in was partly exposed and I saw at least 10+ fry looking rather bewildered! Mama platy seems to have lost her "wild attack" mode altho she still chases them if they get a bit too adventurous, but they are so quick at getting out of her way and back to their sanctuary! I think I'll have to speak with my LFS and see if I can persuade them to take some fry off my hands when they get bigger as mama has been sprogging every 5 weeks since December!
I might try gradually lowering the temperature as suggested in another forum on this site and see if that slows her breeding down a bit. If anyone can suggest anything else I'm willing to give it a try as long as it won't harm the fish.
I'm feeding my 5 older fry with crushed pellets and crushed flake, and the newbies with Liquifry No.2 altho all the others including the adults seem to be in on that act - not sure how much the newbies are actually getting, but it seemed to work for the older fry so I'll carry on. Have got some frozen bloodworms so I think I'll give them all a bit of a treat soon.
I spotted only 3 fry the first day, but when I did a pwc yesterday, the plant they hide in was partly exposed and I saw at least 10+ fry looking rather bewildered! Mama platy seems to have lost her "wild attack" mode altho she still chases them if they get a bit too adventurous, but they are so quick at getting out of her way and back to their sanctuary! I think I'll have to speak with my LFS and see if I can persuade them to take some fry off my hands when they get bigger as mama has been sprogging every 5 weeks since December!
I might try gradually lowering the temperature as suggested in another forum on this site and see if that slows her breeding down a bit. If anyone can suggest anything else I'm willing to give it a try as long as it won't harm the fish.
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Borngemini
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I'm gutted!!
The mom jumped into the trap and ate all 15 babies
I hope daddy kills her
Aww look at them
O!
The mom jumped into the trap and ate all 15 babies
I hope daddy kills her
Aww look at them
O!
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