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I quarantined some pond plants in a 10-gallon tank on my patio. After I transferred them to the pond, I started to empty the tank, but as I did, something caught my eye -- it was a lone fry! I'm assuming it's a goldfish (or less likely, a koi) that came in as an egg on one of the plants.

I brought him inside, tank and all, and added an airstone but not a filter -- I'm afraid it would suck in all the floating algae and duckweed that the fry is feeding on. (I've tried giving him flake and freeze-dried foods, but he doesn't seem to have a clue what to do with them.)

He seems happy enough, and he's growing -- he's now about a half-inch long. But I also have a 30-gallon, fully cycled tank that's about to become empty. Should I move him into that? Or just leave well enough alone for the time being?

I eventually do plan to move him into the 30; he won't be anywhere near big enough to go in the pond this year. The only question is when to move him. The 30 is so big and he's so little that I'm afraid he'd get lost -- or at least that it would be much harder for me to keep track of him.

All advice appreciated!

if you have a 30 gallon thats about to be empty... you COULD move him to that, but i'd just leave him where he is for the time being. Congrats by the way! I've heard of people feeding fry smushed up boiled egg, but i also hear thats pretty nasty and messy, but if he wont eat, you could try that, or they make a food specifically for fry called first bites. that works pretty good too..

Chelle

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cool!!! i would use first bites. i wouldn't move him untill he is around 1 inch , or 1.5 inches.

First bites is good, so is liquifry,
and you can always take some flake food and pop
it in a bowl, use a spoon as a pestle to grind it to
powder, this will make it easier for him to eat.
Way to go! Hope to see pics when he gets a little bigger
if you can!


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If using egg, just hard boil one and rub the tiniest bit of yolk between your fingers, in the water, where it will almost dissolve, do how ever make sure u remove anything uneaten weather u use a commercial food or egg yolk, as these foods will fowl the water up real quick.
Good luck with the little fella