Fred Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 i had 29 kenyi fry (still with sack things), in a floating hatchery while i make up a divider for the 4foot tank. And i put my 4loaches in that same tank and my 6 apple snails in that same tank today. So go away doing other stuff come back and.............. now i have 11fry left!!!!!!!!!!! i ahve no idea whats happend? So im wondering if the loaches could have jumped into the hatchery and had a big meal and then left the crime scene. Is this possible? Which leads me to the next concern, when i let the fry out should i take the loaches out? the loaches are 5-7cm so not very big or could it have been the slow yet deadly snails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakyfish Posted January 17, 2007 Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 Does this floating hatchery have a mesh bottom or somewhere the Loaches could have suckled them out I have seen fish get fry off the bottom of most hatcheries Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Posted January 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2007 yea its got a side grill, so has small slots so water can exchange through, so that might be whats happened, anyhoo ive taken the loaches out to see what happens now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron_fish_mad_guy Posted January 18, 2007 Report Share Posted January 18, 2007 I've seen them jump , easilycould jump in and out, they also have a powerful suck (seen when sucking snails out of their shells after biting off the point of the snail shell.) They need more protienin their diet to stop/slow them eating the other inhabitants. (I give mine King prawn chopped into little bits) This makes them grow fairly fast too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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