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	How big do they need to be?
SJinNJ Fish Addict Posts: 568 Kudos: 447 Votes: 16 Registered: 21-May-2003	Hey folks, Well, I have now identified the fry that I was surprised by in my QT. They are black neons. There are 4 of them, and they are growing quickly. They are a little short of a half inch long now, but still quite tiny looking. How big do they need to be before I can add them to my community tank? There's no rush to do it, but I was just wondering.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
PlatiesAREcool Hobbyist Posts: 115 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jun-2004	Congrats on the fry! they pretty much have to be big enough so that they cant fit into the mouth of any fish in your tank you have them in...i may be wrong wait for some more opinions...Hope this helps!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Racso Mega Fish Some Assembly Required Posts: 1163 Kudos: 1442 Votes: 35 Registered: 19-Feb-2002	Unless you are 100% sure you can add the fry in, I would wait until they are the size of the fish you see in a LFS. Basically, wait until they are about an inch in size, or maybe even bigger.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
sirbooks Moderator Sociopath Posts: 3875 Kudos: 5164 Votes: 932 Registered: 26-Jul-2004	I pretty much agree with the above statements. Make sure the fry are large enough so that they will not be eaten or attacked by any of the fish in your community tank. And when he gets to Heaven, to Saint Peter he will tell: "One more Marine reporting, Sir! I've served my time in Hell."
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	if ur adding them back to the fish in ur sig go a head 1/2" is plenty fine as those fish listed dont have big mouths
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
SJinNJ Fish Addict Posts: 568 Kudos: 447 Votes: 16 Registered: 21-May-2003	Hey folks, Well my 4 little fry are all doing nicely. They are minature versions of their parents now. They now school & all hang out together. What I found to be quite intesting is that 1 of them is considerabley larger then the others. He or she is aleast 1/3 bigger then the other 3. I think that it was the once to first discover eating from the top of the tank.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37


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