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i just found bolivian ram fry in my tank! i dont know how long theyve been there but what do i do???

its a 20g tank with 4 danios 6 cories and 4 ottos as well as the other 2 parents...

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Are they free swimming?
Are the parents guarding them?
2 options - leave them in there for the parents
to protect and care for them, or take them out
and put them in a growout tank.
You can feed them crushed fine flake food,
or baby brine shrimp (easy to hatch and raise),
or a little egg yolk hard boiled and broken up
in the water - though it is easier to feed egg
if youre using a bare bottom grow out tank, as
it contaminates the water quite quickly.


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I have had a few batches of fry from my bolivians. I do not think they will survive if you leave them b/c of the cory cats. They seem to manage to dwindle the numbers down. If there is a large disturbance than the parents will eat their fry as well IME. If you want to keep them remove the fry and put them in a growout tank.

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thanks for your replies... sorry i havent been on..

set up another tank it is around the 10g mark ... i have set a sponge filter up in there .. i have on hooked it up to an air pump is that right ? i left it without gravel as well ??
i have never set up a breeding tank before as usually i just put the fry in breeding nets in the main tank.

i managed to get most of the fry out however it was quite difficult as they kept swimming towards to gravel. i left some with the parents but they have all disappeared since.

i have been feeding the fry liquid food for the moment.
im so hoping these survive so any tips would be graet!

thanks for your help!

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