help!!! urgent

[fishkeeper90]

so our baby plecos are hatching but they not staying in the cave and the air stone is wooshing them about close to the filter what should i do?

 

[coralbandit]

Place a sponge over the filter intake and get ready to feed the fry...

 

[fishkeeper90]

its one of these built in filters

 

[fishkeeper90]

we also got fry food already in the freezer lol ...got it from pet shop

 

[fishkeeper90]

how would i put sponge over that?

 

[coralbandit]

Slice an X on one end of solid sponge or get one for prefiltering..
https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&ai...hUKEwjSufvw2LvYAhXCQyYKHYfHCXYQ0QwI1QE&adurl=
Panty hose will work in a pinch or even 'cut to fit' wrapped around intake.
If the tank is just for them get a air driven sponge for the tank...
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct...p/B00J9T1RF0&usg=AOvVaw0WuECnOwWoJA53tQFBbKcR

 

[fishkeeper90]

we just put a clamp on the air stone pipe for now so its made the air flow minimal as its joined to main tank so that will do until partner gets back to sort it out

 

[fishkeeper90]

they seem to be on the bottom of tank now and wriggling along bottom so if any more do come out cave they not gunna get wooshed about

 

[coralbandit]

They should be wigglers for a day or two before becoming free swimming..

 

[fishkeeper90]

yh thats fine we will get filter sorted by then

 

[epoole.j]

Use a sponge filter. it runs off your air pump. Atleast until then take off your filter and keep the airstone in

 

[epoole.j]

Unplug the filter if ita built in

 

[tunamanphd]

Don't really need "fry food" for Plecos
I crush up an algae wafer and feed a little of that . They also start eating sliced zucchini from day one as wigglers . Pleco fry ate tanks compared to many other species.