Zev Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 After aquiring some Riccia from BlueandKim, my male gourami built a nest, and tonight he and the female (whom he normally chases around and bullys) were up to no good. They are in my community tank, how how do I go about protecting them from the other hungry gannets in the tank? I cannot parition it, as it is heavily planted and has a big hunk of driftwood running down it's length. If I take it out, I think my Hillstream Loaches will have a panic fit. Can I carefully net, or use a container to get the whole thing out and put it in another tank? If so, when? Should I leave it in the community tank? Then how do I feed them without polluting the whole tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 the eggs will hatch in 24 hours if your going to move it , i'd say move it now . Use a container that will hold the whole nest bring it underneth and just take the lot , you might want to float the container for a while or even let the eggs hatch while floating and release the fry after there a little bigger if the container can hold them. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faran Posted May 7, 2006 Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 LOL, acquired? 'Twas a gift, and I'm glad it's brought good tidings Name one of the babies after me :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted May 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Name one of the babies after me :lol: Will do! I have shifted the nest. The male is now decimating my dwarf hairgrass by yanking it out of the gravel and sticking it up amongst the Riccia to 'fortify' his new nest. That is, after he swimming around the tank with it dragging behind him for a couple of laps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted May 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 Just how big (or should that be small) are the fry? Are they soo small that we could be imagining that the wee specks we see are darting around are fry, or is it some microscopic organism that has been living in the Riccia all along? Everybody here is going crosseyed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 Yes sounds like them , little pencil dots with tails and lots and lots of them sounds like it all worked well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 You're breeding dwarf pencils? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billaney Posted May 10, 2006 Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 You're breeding dwarf pencils? :lol: No , just going Dotty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted May 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2006 little pencil dots with tails Man, you must have a pretty sharp pencil, then, these things are tiny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted May 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2006 ok, the wee things that we saw initally must be some other little bug-things, they move in fits and starts along the bottom of the container. They must have come with the Riccia. Any ideas of what they could be? The fry have now appeared, I can only see half a dozen or so at any one time. Hopefully there aren't a hundred or so, or I will have to find another tank to grow them on! We got some Java Moss and snails from BlueandKim, and I put this in the tank where the fry are floating in a plastic container with the Riccia were the nest was built. I threw in the first two Neons that I could catch out of our community tank to keep the sponge filter bacteria happy. Next thing I see is the Neons writhing around in the Java moss scattering eggs everywhere! There is some pretty severe lighting over the tank to keep the Riccia growing, and the parents ate most of the eggs, so I thought nothing would eventuate. But this morning I see two eggs with tails cruising around the bottom of the tank! The Neons have been returned to the community tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted May 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 What else can I feed my fry? They are three weeks old now, a couple are much larger than the rest, but not big enough to start eating the smaller ones - yet. They eat BBS and graze on the green stuff off the side of the tank and sponge filter. Should I just feed them on BBS, or should I look at Microworms or wingless fruit fly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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