plant crab

So the other day, I am looking in my tank, focused on an oto who is getting a really fat belly, wondering if she's getting that weird "fat sickness" I've read about on the forum... when my eyes focus on my UGF lift tube where there is a baby danio swimming around. (I have powerheads on the lift tubes but they were acting up so I turned them off last week.) I drain the water about 1/3 of the way down, pull off the powerhead and get the turkey baster out and put him in a bucket. Suddenly, there are two more in the tube. So I get my gravel vac tube and siphon until "stuff" stops coming up. There are now 6 in the bucket. Then I look on the other side - there are two more in the other tube. I do the same thing on the other side and now there are 18 in the bucket!
Needless to say, I am working on a game plan to take out the UGF, because it has given me nothing but trouble... honestly! Also, I really don't need anymore danios. Word to the wise: If you have a UGF and danios, check your lift tubes.

Also - I have had these guys on top of my fridge (an old seed germinating trick I carried over to this hobby) without a heater for about 4 days now and have been feeding them crushed up flakes. They are fine - seem really happy. I kind of assumed that if they were born in the "toliet" of my tank, they wouldn't require much although I am hoping to get out to the store tonight to get a heater and some actual fry food. I hope I don't sound dense, but do they really require filtration for the time being? I can't imagine that they would create so much waste that they would neccesitate a filter... but this is my first "fish mama" experience.... Any suggestions/ advice?

TFA101

lol.. fish mama....


from what I've read, the fry of most fish species require perfect water conditions as they are so delicate and not immune to improper water conditions yet. I dunno about your fry, but danios are very hardy fish and are often used when a tank is cycling (ugh), which probably explains alot. If you have no room for them, consider your LFS, they might take them off your hands, or you could sell them to friends or stuff like that. If you're willing to keep them, I guess you just continue what you're doing. Good luck

plant crab

TFA - thanks for the advice, I was actually thinking about watching them develop and then bringing them to an LFS afterwards. I know how hardy they are and they seem to be doing really great, so I will probably get them set up in a dedicated tank and go from there.
I found a breeder net at "evil empire" (walmart) the other day, and I was thinking about using that, but I think they might be too small even for that!

outlaw

If you have a good sized fish net you could use that, obviously you would lose the net until they were big enough for their own tank. That is what I'm doing with our fry (15-20). It is 3-4" across the widest point and we have it just sitting across our 20Gal Fry tank. We feed them when we feed the other fry in the tank. Doesn't cost any extra money for the short time it is needed. My 2cents and good luck with them. It is fun to watch how big they get so fast. Kinda like real kids in fast forward, haha

COBettaCouple

I've not had Danios, but generally with the fry I like to put them in a tank that has a bare bottom, sponge filter and a few caves and plants, along with an air stone.

plant crab

Thanks guys! I'll update you on thier progress!