coffeebean

how big should i let my swordfish babies get before returning them to the community tank?

Shawnie

with alot of hiding spots, about an inch and a half...they need to be big enough to not fit in tankmates mouths as well as have a ton of hiding spots to feel safe so they dont contract ICH from stress...got some pics of the babies?

coffeebean

lol, they will be staying in the nursery for some time then. lol. they are only about 1/2 inch. there are some pics on my blog, if you go in the tag cloud and click 'fry' there are pics from when they were 3 days old and 13 days old. they are only 19 days old now.

Shawnie

can you give me the link here? id love to see them but am horrible about finding things LOL (typical brunette i guess)

coffeebean

hm, what happened to my sig line? it was in it. sorry!

http://myaquaticgarden.blogspot.com/

coffeebean

and now its there...odd

capekate

Hi CoffeeBean..
I checked out your link.. if I havent said it before.. I just LOVE your planted tanks! WOWEEEE.... they sure are gorgeous! Im happy to see that live plants CAN grow in sand? I really want to add more plants to my 125. My platy have babies but they dont last very long, even in the java moss. And I have alot of java moss in with the driftwood.
I would give my opinion and say that since your nursary tank looks so great, I would leave those babies in there til you are really sure they are ready for the move. The other fish can really have a field day with the fry..
Best of luck with them.. I loved the photos of the babies.

coffeebean

thanks the babies seem very content in there. I have no plans to move them soon. I am moving the two adult swordtails to a new tank as soon as its up and running. they are in a 10 gallon tank right now and seem depressed