Can I Let My 1 Month Old Baby Fry In The Big Tank?

Hey, My 7 baby fry were born on the 6th of January. When they reached 1 month old I let them into the big tank. I have 2 Siamese (Female) fish and the next morning 6 of them were gone and the smallest one was left. Iv done some DIY and made It a big place for it to stay in. As the photo is shown. I'm not sure weather to let It go considering I have gave my 2 Siamese' back to the shop with some other fish.
Fish currently In my tank:
2 YoYo loaches
2 Barbles
3 Mollies
2 swordtails (Female and male) The female is in the breeding box as she is about to give birth.
1 pleco
My tank is 60 litres 5 plants inside.

 

If the fry can fit in another fishes mouth, I would say no, keep them out of the big tank until they get bigger.

 

I would agree with Andrew on keeping him separate until he is bigger. Though I would also have to say your aquarium is very overstocked. to add on to that quite a few fish are going to get too big for the aquarium: Barbles can get to about 100 cm, yoyo loaches to about 15cm, the pleco can get to about 60 cm. I think, if possible you should rehome them or something of the like and get some cories for cleaning, and if wanted some other small fish like guppies, or more mollies, etc.

 

I would agree with Andrew on keeping him separate until he is bigger. Though I would also have to say your aquarium is very overstocked. to add on to that quite a few fish are going to get too big for the aquarium: Barbles can get to about 100 cm, yoyo loaches to about 15cm, the pleco can get to about 60 cm. I think, if possible you should rehome them or something of the like and get some cories for cleaning, and if wanted some other small fish like guppies, or more mollies, etc.

My tank isn't that overstocked lol.... they can all swim round they are all happy... In the pic you can only see 3 fish... if it was overstocked you would see about 6

 

I strongly agree with fishychild you are over stocked or will be very soon the barble and pleco will get to big fast and that could cause them to stunt which is painful for the fish. The yo-yo loach I’m not sure about how fast they grow but they to get too big for your tank they also like in larger groups 5-8 to be happy n larger groups.

 

Overstocked isn’t just the water space. Your 15 gallon tank can’t handle the bioload of all those fish, especially the pleco, which is a big pooper.

 

I strongly agree with fishychild you are over stocked or will be very soon the barble and pleco will get to big fast and that could cause them to stunt which is painful for the fish. The yo-yo loach I’m not sure about how fast they grow but they to get too big for your tank they also like in larger groups 5-8 to be happy n larger groups.

I didn’t say I was keeping them was I? Obviously I won’t keep them I’m holding onto them until they get too big and they go back to the shop and I return it for another small one... the yo-yo loaches are bottom feeders and don’t even stay together much how do you know they like being in group of 5-8 at this rate I might as well have nothing I my tank except from bottom feeders I have 10 fish... in a 60 litre tank. They are happy and swimming round yet you don’t see that. This thread is about the little fish not about the other fish. I only listed my fish to see if it would help yous to see if you would think they would eat it.

 

That is fair. Sometimes it’s hard for us to resist commenting about stocking issues on here.

As long as the babies are bigger than their mouths, then they should be fine.

 

That is fair. Sometimes it’s hard for us to resist commenting about stocking issues on here.

As long as the babies are bigger than their mouths, then they should be fine.

Hard to resist? all I was asking if my baby fish could be let out. Iv already been told about over crowding. If I thought it was that cruel I would take them back. When they go back to the shop they get put into a little tank with loads of other fish at least they are well looked after.

 

I'm not trying to argue with you or anything. This is a forum where we give and receive advice, so I only meant that it's hard to resist sharing our opinions to help you to the best of our ability. If I think there's a problem and I don't make you aware of it, then I see it as a failure on my part. You should always take our advice with a grain of salt and do your own research to give your fish the best care.

Fish store tanks are all overstocked because they don't have enough space to properly house their stock. Those fish are only there temporarily, and their permanent homes have to have enough space and filtration to meet their needs. Without this, you'll see ammonia spikes that are deadly to your fish.

When I look at your stock and water volume, I see an overstocked tank. They might be small now, but a lot of those fish (the pleco particularly) could grow quite large and will cause water level problems down the road. I always believe that you should be giving your fish a permanent home, not just replacing them with a smaller one when they get too large. This can stunt the fish's growth and it's not good for their health long term.

But back to your original question, the fry can go back in the main tank if they're bigger than the mouths of your larger fish. I've had platy fry that were born in a tank with angelfish survive all the way to adulthood. They're very fast, and as long as there are enough hiding spaces, they should be able to avoid being eaten.

 

If all you're wanting an answer to is can the babies be let into the tank, then the answer is yes.

 

If all you're wanting an answer to is can the babies be let into the tank, then the answer is yes.

Who do I listen to then the people who say not or you

 

You can add anything to your tank that you want to. It doesn't mean its not overstocked, it doesn't mean something else won't eat it and it doesn't mean its the best thing for your tank.

 

She gave birth for the second time double this time.. but more than half of the fish you can’t see their eyes?

lol at the first picture most of them are like this and can’t swim properly