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Unfed fry
A few weeks ago I received advice from the list on how to artificially hatch
a clutch of nijsenni fry. Thank you all for your input.
I have been feeding the fry microworms and frozen bbs. I also did a partial
water change everyday. Thankfully this has been the largest fry survival
rate ever.
In the 2.5 gallon tank there was a large piece of bogwood with java moss
attached that made it difficult to clean the debris from the bottom of the
tank. I removed it and put it directly in a tank that had been filled with
plants and a sponge. This tank has been running empty for three weeks.
Tonight I noticed movement in that tank. There were 3 fry in the tank!
They must have been on the bogwood caught in the moss. These fry were three
times the size of the fry that I had been wetnursing.
Why have these fry done so well being fed nothing?
Should I now put the other fry in this tank and not feed them?
Sorry for going on and on, but I wanted to paint the whole picture. Your
advice is greatly appreciated.
Francine in MD
Fish - photography - genealogy
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