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	What to do with krib fry?
Blood_Red Small Fry Posts: 6 Kudos: 5 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Sep-2005	hey hey my kribs spawned a couple of weeks ago but now im sick of the fry getting sucked into my filter intake and having to take them out . funny thing is that they are always fine. anyways i want to move them to a 10 with a low output filter.i was wondering if my dwarf gourmi would eat them. they are all about 3mms long. could this work?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	um, not really. (but thats just me, i rarely feed my fishes live food,) u can send them to a lfs who may pick them up. another way is to get a sponge, and put it around the intake of the filter so they dont get sucked up.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Blood_Red Small Fry Posts: 6 Kudos: 5 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Sep-2005	been there done that. the filter clogs up as soon as i put anything over it. tried a filter sponge,pantyhse,a sock. now im trying something else. the thing is that i doubt n lfs will take 3mm fry. so they would get eaten?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	I think that they'll be eaten by the Dwarf Gourami & you can use a sponge filter that is quite cheap & switch off the tank filter, so they don't be sucked up. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/buzaqq/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	Cheesecloth also works but deteriorates quickly so it has to be replaced more often. I'm rather sure the gourami would eat the fry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03
Blood_Red Small Fry Posts: 6 Kudos: 5 Votes: 0 Registered: 12-Sep-2005	okay. i thought so . as for the filter i pyt on some plastic mesh with 1mm openings. doesnt stop flow but fry dont get sucked in. found it in party supplies. who knew!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:03


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