What Is The 'recommended' Juvenile Movement Procedure

[Cory_Dad]

Well, I think the time has come to move my 1" juveniles from the 10 gal. nursery tank to the 60 gal. community tank.

Is there a recommended procedure to do this?

My thought is to fill a container with water from the nursery tank, move the juveniles into the container, then slowly mix water from the community tank into the container over maybe 10 minutes and then move the juveniles to the community tank? Does this sound reasonable or should I just 'scoop and move' in one go?

<sniff> my babies have grown up </sniff>

 

[jollysue]

LOL

I am just stopping by. I want to see what others are doing. I hate moving the juvies.

 

[Cory_Dad]

Um, so, no advice?

 

[drewry]

hi cory dad
all i do is prety mutch as you said fill container put them in, take across to other tank float container in new tank put about 10%of the new tank water in container every 2 mins about 3 times then let them go

 

[Cory_Dad]

Thanks Drewry.

I think I'm going to do it then.

I guess the first time is always the hardest.

Cheers.

 

[drewry]

good luck with them

 

[Cory_Dad]

Ok, 7 out of the 9 are moved. I stopped when I managed to 'stun' the 8th one while trying to net him/her. It seems to have recovered but we'll see.

They look so lost in the 60 gal.; I feel like a heel for moving them.

A couple of notes:

a) Do not use a dark container for the intermediate transfer; it makes it hard to see when the fish has actually been transfered into it.

b) Cory juveniles are FAST! Work slowly when trying to net them. Don't rush or you'll squish them...

c) Use a good net, whatever that means. I think the one I used had a metal frame that was too thick. I'm thinking that one with a finer wire frame would be better although I haven't seen one at the lfs. Comments/suggestions?

d) Drewry's suggestion seems to have worked; I floated the container and every few minutes let more water in.

Let's hope they all survive this trauma.

I guess all you veteran's are laughing at me for being such a noob.

Cheers.

 

[jollysue]

I am pretty much a float and plop kinda lady. I often don't even float for temp adjustment. Especially now in the fish room. So mostly "plop." If they get transfered by more than a net from one tank to another it is for my convenience. If they are coming from someplace else I will float long enough to equallize the temp and then "plop!"

Just thought I would add to the confusion.

I agree on the net. My expensive thick nets are too cumbersome for the juvies. My cheaper thin nets work better. Use two nets to shoo them into another

 

[Tolak]

Boy, am I going to sound cruel on this one. For 1" corys they get netted from a tank that is about 75F, and put directly into an angel growout tank, which is 82F-85F. These are just plain green aeneus corys, nothing special. I never lose them, I can't remember the last time I lost a small one.

 

[Cory_Dad]

I like the idea about using a second net to try and shoo them into the main net. I'll try that on the remaining two. Oh, and that one I stunned yesterday seems to be doing fine.

I've only seen six of the seven I transfered but there are lots of plants and wood in the 60 gal. so he may be hiding. They seem to be gathering in 2 groups. This is what I've been looking forward to; GROUPS of Corys!

As an anecdote, after I transfered them one of the original males started to stiffen his fins, go all dark and started to 'entice' one of the juveniles approximately 1/8 th his size! It was so funny. I guess he wasn't getting enough action with the large female.

Tolak; told you I was a noob. I guess I'm just so attached to these guys. When I talk with my wife about 'my fish' she just rolls her eyes and she always gets laughs when she tells her stories about me at parties. Meh. It's better than 6 hours a night playing World of Warcraft.

Thanks for all your input.

Cheers.

 

[Madam Macaw]

Ok, 7 out of the 9 are moved. I stopped when I managed to 'stun' the 8th one while trying to net him/her. It seems to have recovered but we'll see.

They look so lost in the 60 gal.; I feel like a heel for moving them.

A couple of notes:

a) Do not use a dark container for the intermediate transfer; it makes it hard to see when the fish has actually been transfered into it.

b) Cory juveniles are FAST! Work slowly when trying to net them. Don't rush or you'll squish them...

c) Use a good net, whatever that means. I think the one I used had a metal frame that was too thick. I'm thinking that one with a finer wire frame would be better although I haven't seen one at the lfs. Comments/suggestions?

d) Drewry's suggestion seems to have worked; I floated the container and every few minutes let more water in.

Let's hope they all survive this trauma.

I guess all you veteran's are laughing at me for being such a noob.

Cheers.

As another noob here - I am so glad you posted this as it saves me the time. I have some molly and sword fry that my son will choose a couple to keep for his tank and the rest will go to the LFS, probably in a few weeks. I was wondering how to transfer them myself.

Tolak; told you I was a noob. I guess I'm just so attached to these guys. When I talk with my wife about 'my fish' she just rolls her eyes and she always gets laughs when she tells her stories about me at parties. Meh. It's better than 6 hours a night playing World of Warcraft.

I 100% agree with you. My #1 passion has always been my birds - I have three large macaws and a little cockatiel. But, this was before getting fish. I love my birds, but the fish really seem to relax and center me after a long hard day at work.

 

[jollysue]

1" Corys are ready for market. They should be hardy enough to take a tank transfer.

I believe the "green Corys" that Tolak breeds are C. aeneus. I never lose C. aeneus at that or most any other age once they have reached the "look like their parents" stage. When I moved my panda juvies, I lost 1 and 1 more when I added a larger stronger filter. I have no doubt it was simply stress. If I had sold them they most likely would have died on the purchaser. As it was, none died when I took them to market. They were half sold and very healthy a week later at the lps.

The species will have some effect on the survival and hardiness of the offspring. But regardless, I, like Tolak, use the net and plop method at that and actually most ages. Water quality and stress are the major concerns, imo. Then we can debate whether it is better to rip the bandade off or prolong it with many small steps.

But there are well experienced fish hobbyists and professionals in each camp.

 

[Cory_Dad]

1" Corys are ready for market.

Ohhh, that is SO COLD. (Ya, I'm a tree hugger too).

I still haven't seen more than six at any one time but they all look like they're settling right in. For another anecdote, the two large males were trying to entice the large female and one of the juveniles was right in there with them. My youngest son saw it a s well and said "Ew, that's his mother...sick!". Madam Macaw, you're right, this hobby is fantastic for relieving stress and bringing joy into my life.

I just transfered the remaining two juveniles. I tried using the 2 net method but the 2nd net just got in the way. I then did the Tim Allen thing (Tool Time &copy; ) and got a bigger net. That did the trick. I also used a clear container this time; that made a world if difference.

Again, thank you all so much for your input and advice.

Cheers.