Danio Baby Care (kinda an emergency)

Hey! So I had two danios in a "leave alone" tank as I like to call it. It's 10 gallons, and I barely ever touched it because it was kind of my reject tank. I have a lovely 60 gallon filled with my main stock, and the only fish in the 10 gallon were the aggressive fish that killed my breeder guppies. In this tank there were, of course, two zebra danios, a one-eyed tetra, and a bichir. This tank is stuffed with greenery, but I never really did water changes for it. So when I decided that today was the day I'd finally clean the whole thing out for them, imagine my shock when I saw the greenery was filled with dozens of microscopic fry! Because I breed guppies I had a fry tank on hand, but these fish are so small I have no clue what to do! The tank I have them in now is small, about 3 gallons. Is that too big for them? What temperature do they like? Can they eat brine shrimp eggs? As you can see, I'm pretty stressed right now, because my mother is insisting that I keep these fish alive and I've never raised their species before. I've never even seen something so small (I mean, they're literally see-through)! Thank you so much guys!

 

Back when I had gravel on my tank I pulled out danio fry each time I did a gravel vac. Sometimes I would keep some but for the most part the water I pulled out would be used to water plants. I just had to be sure not to look too close so I wouldn't actually see them.

When I kept a few they fed off microscopic food in the tank I had them in. A well seasoned sponge filter is a great thing to have for them. Lots of good food growing on it. When I started feeding them I just ground flakes into a powder for them. When they got a bit bigger than just a sliver of glass I fed them micro-worms along with the fish flake powder. They grow fairly quick so it shouldn't be long until they will be recognizable as danios.

Since they are in a planted tank right now they should be able to find food in there. Other fish will eat them so if you want them to grow up you want to be sure there are no other fish in the tank with them.

 

I know for that guppy and platy, it's usually better to have a bare-ish tank so that they can locate food more easily. Is that the same for danios? I just fed them some fry food I had on hand, and I'm pretty sure they ate it. I read that they like swimming on the top, so should I plant the bottom? There are only 11 that I managed to find, so I feel like it would be easier to keep track of them if there was no hiding places?

 

I know for that guppy and platy, it's usually better to have a bare-ish tank so that they can locate food more easily. Is that the same for danios? I just fed them some fry food I had on hand, and I'm pretty sure they ate it. I read that they like swimming on the top, so should I plant the bottom? There are only 11 that I managed to find, so I feel like it would be easier to keep track of them if there was no hiding places?

It would be easier to keep track of them if there were few hiding places but I have to think it would be better for them if they have places where they feel secure. Once danios get bigger they do spend most of their time up top but the fry seem to stay wherever there is cover. Do you by any chance have any kind of floating plants in their tank?

 

I have a random really bushy kind of plant that grows without roots. I have no clue what it's called, since I've have it for years and it just does what it wants. It doesn't really "float" per say, but it basically looks like a massive bush that with lots of hiding places. I guess I'll use that, and line the bottom of the tank with it! I already have a small piece in there with them, and I noticed that one or two fry prefer it while the others are perfectly happy swimming at the top in a school. Thanks for the help!