Moved fish

[LizStreithorst]

Got the HB x Blue Silver fry moved from a 60 wide to a 100 yesterday.  I didn't realize how packed in they were until I got them into the 100.  Good thing I'm a water changing fool.

Moved the Discus fry with their huge compliment of snots to a 60 wide.  I thought that catching the snots would be a bitch but I scooped one up with a netful of Discus and the rest were on the sponge filter.  I unhooked the filter, netted it and got the entire batch!

Tomorrow I will move dots.  That will be difficult.  They're still just little dots but there are a gazillion of them.  They're to tiny to do a WC on.  I'd suck half of them up.  I bred the pair in a 20 with a low water level and since the fry became free swimming all I've done is added water.  I'm going to move them into a 60 with clean water again at a low level and just add more until they get large enough for me to feel safe doing a WC.  I may add some of their old nasty water because it's what they're used to.   Dang worthless fish.  I don't know why I'm so enamored of them.  They're only drop dead gorgeous when they're in their breeding colors.

[Mugwump]

Got the HB x Blue Silver fry moved from a 60 wide to a 100 yesterday.  I didn't realize how packed in they were until I got them into the 100.  Good thing I'm a water changing fool.

Moved the Discus fry with their huge compliment of snots to a 60 wide.  I thought that catching the snots would be a bitch but I scooped one up with a netful of Discus and the rest were on the sponge filter.  I unhooked the filter, netted it and got the entire batch!

Tomorrow I will move dots.  That will be difficult.  They're still just little dots but there are a gazillion of them.  They're to tiny to do a WC on.  I'd suck half of them up.  I bred the pair in a 20 with a low water level and since the fry became free swimming all I've done is added water.  I'm going to move them into a 60 with clean water again at a low level and just add more until they get large enough for me to feel safe doing a WC.  I may add some of their old nasty water because it's what they're used to.   Dang worthless fish.  I don't know why I'm so enamored of them.  They're only drop dead gorgeous when they're in their breeding colors.

It sounds like the snots are using the sponge as a food source???....whatcha feed'n em??

[LizStreithorst]

Zucchini.  They like it but they like the sponge, too.

[Mugwump]

Zucchini.  They like it but they like the sponge, too.

they'll, also, eat Bob's small foods too.....teenie greenie, egg foo young, etc.....cucumber, it you run out of zucchini too...they love micro worms

[LizStreithorst]

The discus get teenie greenie and since I over feed their is enough for the snots, too..  I've never done micro worms.  I'll google around and see what I can find out.

[Rjb3]

The discus get teenie greenie and since I over feed their is enough for the snots, too..  I've never done micro worms.  I'll google around and see what I can find out.

I could send you some . . . . . . .

[LizStreithorst]

sending a pm, My Captain

[LizStreithorst]

I moved the Dots, at least until I got tired of trying to net them up.  Then I put my nicest Betta in their old tank. He saw the fry, but boy is he ever slow.  He hunts but he I haven't seen him snag the first Dot.  Maybe I'll let him go hungry for a day or two and see if he can figure out how to catch a meal.  It's those damn long fins that are so pretty that make him so slow.  If he's smart he'll figure out a way.  He sure does like that dirty old tank.  The Snots like it too.  Go figure.

[Mugwump]

I moved the Dots, at least until I got tired of trying to net them up.  Then I put my nicest Betta in their old tank. He saw the fry, but boy is he ever slow.  He hunts but he I haven't seen him snag the first Dot.  Maybe I'll let him go hungry for a day or two and see if he can figure out how to catch a meal.  It's those damn long fins that are so pretty that make him so slow.  If he's smart he'll figure out a way.  He sure does like that dirty old tank.  The Snots like it too.  Go figure.

Most folks frown on it, but I like some algae in the tank...BN's and even most fry graze on it....keep the water clean and you have a healthy tank..

[BallAquatics]

Most folks frown on it, but I like some algae in the tank...BN's and even most fry graze on it....keep the water clean and you have a healthy tank..

+1

Dennis

[ilroost]

Same here Jon. I scrape the front and sides but never the back