Need advice

nybutterfly03

nybutterfly03

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Morning everyone!
So here is my delema.....as u know I have my lil fry tank set up...I was using the mini filter from my pod culture when i first set it up but our sweet Rykna sent me THREE boxes of goodies last week that included a small "air driven whisper filter" which I thought would be better for them. Not to mention the 1st one is getting OLD.
Now I have lost a total of 5 fry (found 1 this morn) since the filter change
Im thinking I want to put the other one back on or at least run it WITH the new one until enuf good bacteria is built up
Whatch all think?????
TIA
 
nybutterfly03

nybutterfly03

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I put in the sponge filter from the adult tank
As i was cleaning the tank this morning I found that some of the live plant was dying off so that may be the issue so I did a w/c and will keep watching
I think I have a bad batch of BBS eggs too b/c my hatch rate stinks the last 2days and there are A LOT of babies even now there are 45+
I will be off to the LFS as soon as the baby gets up....maybe get them some live pods.....the ones i have for the big SH's are TOO big for the dwarf fry
I'll keep ya posted
 
veronicad

veronicad

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So, not to deviate too much.... What pods do you have for the adults and which are you seeking to buy for the fry? Just a few more things I'll need to know.....
Sorry about the additional loss, yet 45+ left? You must've had a higher original count than you thought.
Interesting about the possibility of the plant causing trouble. I plan on all fake plants to start with.
 
nybutterfly03

nybutterfly03

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Yeah 45+ still but like I said a 4th male had a "small" batch
The pods at my LFS are the same as the ones sold on this site and are microscopic
The pods I have for my Big horses I have allowed to grow into juvis/adults and they are a great meal for the horses
I think the dying plant make have caused a slight amonia spike but not sure
maybe its just survival of the fittest
 
nybutterfly03

nybutterfly03

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I was thinking about that too
I do offer them the "micro food".....not sure if they "eat' any of it but when I added it today after the water change they all seemed very active and interested
 
suzy

suzy

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I have never had luck with mechanical filtration on a nursery tank. It seems like if there is a spot for a frybaby to get stuck, it will find it.
I have had good success with small sponge filters driven with air lines. My most successful nurseries use larger tanks for the volume/stability and just trickle flow into the nursery and back.
 
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