Butterfly

Boiled egg yolk is really bad to pollute the tank so be sure to keep those water changes up
Carol

Shawnie

cant wait for pics either!

Gamer

I'll take a few shots this evening. Some of the fry are swimming now but the parents don't let them go very far, they keep catching them and spitting them back on the driftwood. Should I seperate them from the parents or will they eventually allow them to swim?

Butterfly

They are protecting them from other fish. In the wild there would be other fish very aggressively trying to have a snack, so this an inborn trait. Eventually they would just swim away. The problem with keeping them in a closed system(aquarium) the parents very frequently start looking at them as snacks about the third or fourth day so I personally would remove the parents or fry. It's much easier to provide clean conditions if the fry are in a bare bottom tank. The tank can be vacuumed and water changes done daily.
Carol

Gamer

Thanks a bunch! Within the next few days I will definately put them in a breeder net or I will use my tank divider and put the parents on one side. Problem is, they now nip at me anytime I go to do anything in their tank. This does not hurt but it stresses them out.

Butterfly

I had a black Lace pair that spawned for me who would attack my hands when working in the tanks. The male got to where he would hit so hard it hurt
Be careful with the breeder net if it is the kind with the plastic frame inside. Angel fry tend to get under the edges of the frame and get stuck.
Carol

Gamer

Thanks Butterfly. I am going to establish a bare bottom 10 gallon with a sponge filter but for now, and for this batch, a breeders net will have to suffice.

I am trying to take good shots of the fry but the camera can't pick them up. Most of them are bundled together it looks like a big brown fuzzy spot growing out of my driftwood.

Coryd55

I definitely say barebottom is the way to go on a fry tank. They are much much easier to clean. I wish I didn't have sand in mine.

Gamer

Thanks alot for all the tips guys. Eventually I will get myself 10 gal just for that, today I got a multi-purpose breeder that floats in the tank. I am going to feed them a few times a day but one thing that sucks with this breeder thing is the food they don't eat stays at the bottom.

I have pictures up in the photo section by the way. Although it's so hard to see them...they're SO little! lol