brennae
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I wasn't sure what catagory this belongs in so if it gets moved I won't cry.
And if you enjoy this thread send thanks to Gillie for telling me I needed to document what I found.
I purchased a ton of plants in the mail from several sellers a few weeks ago. I had a medical crisis during this time so the plants sat in buckets for a few days in some dechlorinated water of course. Anyway I put the plants in various tanks without dipping them because I like to live dangerously or I'm just lacking in sense you pick. I first noticed a black fry swimming in my orange laser cory qt tank. At first I thought it was a black Moscow guppy because I have those and maybe I moved a plant from one of those tanks and forgot.
I just left it alone and have been throwing in a little crushed up flake food for it.
When I turn the lights on for the day and feed the fish it takes me at least 45 minutes because I inspect each tank closely. I make sure there were no jumpers and check for hatched eggs and new fry etc. One day I noticed a couple black fry swimming in my 55g where I keep my rainbows and plecos. I netted them out with a brine shrimp net and put them in a finnex refugium. I had to unplug it though otherwise these tiny fry would get washed right back into the main tank. So wanting to make these mystery fry more comfortable I pull out penny wort and place it in the refugium. A few days later I have all these microscopic fry swimming around. They are clear with big black eyes and they are so small that some of them struggle to eat microworms.
So yesterday somehow I had a epiphany. There was penny wart in both these tanks with the mystery fry. I pulled the rest of the penny wort out of my 55g and put it in a plastic container with tank water and the next day- yep a bunch of fry hatched. They are coming from amber splotches of gel that look like pond snail eggs and they are all over this particular plant. I've been feeding Hikari baby bites and microworms and so far so good.
I only have a camera on my phone but I'm going to try to take some pictures at least of the egg sacks which are very noticeable on the undersides of the leaves only.
I think I know who they came from and it's not a member of this forum. I'm trying to decide if I should email this person and ask what kind of fish they keep. It's kind of exciting really and I got free fish that I haven't had before but it's also a lesson about how easily things can be transmitted on plants even if you do rinse them first before putting in your tank.
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And if you enjoy this thread send thanks to Gillie for telling me I needed to document what I found.
I purchased a ton of plants in the mail from several sellers a few weeks ago. I had a medical crisis during this time so the plants sat in buckets for a few days in some dechlorinated water of course. Anyway I put the plants in various tanks without dipping them because I like to live dangerously or I'm just lacking in sense you pick. I first noticed a black fry swimming in my orange laser cory qt tank. At first I thought it was a black Moscow guppy because I have those and maybe I moved a plant from one of those tanks and forgot.
I just left it alone and have been throwing in a little crushed up flake food for it.
When I turn the lights on for the day and feed the fish it takes me at least 45 minutes because I inspect each tank closely. I make sure there were no jumpers and check for hatched eggs and new fry etc. One day I noticed a couple black fry swimming in my 55g where I keep my rainbows and plecos. I netted them out with a brine shrimp net and put them in a finnex refugium. I had to unplug it though otherwise these tiny fry would get washed right back into the main tank. So wanting to make these mystery fry more comfortable I pull out penny wort and place it in the refugium. A few days later I have all these microscopic fry swimming around. They are clear with big black eyes and they are so small that some of them struggle to eat microworms.
So yesterday somehow I had a epiphany. There was penny wart in both these tanks with the mystery fry. I pulled the rest of the penny wort out of my 55g and put it in a plastic container with tank water and the next day- yep a bunch of fry hatched. They are coming from amber splotches of gel that look like pond snail eggs and they are all over this particular plant. I've been feeding Hikari baby bites and microworms and so far so good.
I only have a camera on my phone but I'm going to try to take some pictures at least of the egg sacks which are very noticeable on the undersides of the leaves only.
I think I know who they came from and it's not a member of this forum. I'm trying to decide if I should email this person and ask what kind of fish they keep. It's kind of exciting really and I got free fish that I haven't had before but it's also a lesson about how easily things can be transmitted on plants even if you do rinse them first before putting in your tank.
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