What to do with fry?!!!!

[bloodlucky]

Ok so I have a 10 gallon community tank where I foun this one platy fry left so I scooped him out and moved him into a clean cup with purified water. He's been in there for two days and he was swimming around but now he kind of sits and only moves when I tap the cup.

I have a 1 gallon filtered tank that has 2 ghost shrimp and a snail and I want to move him but I'm scared that he would get sucked into the filte or get eaten by the shrimp

What should I do?

Will he get sucked into the filter? He's about 5mm (half a centimeter)

 

[Wiggles24]

He needs water circulation. I have endlers fry and quite z powerful filter they and do just fine

 

[Wiggles24]

I have shrimp in my tank too they don't touch the fish

 

[bloodlucky]

I have shrimp in my tank too they don't touch the fish

You mean they don't touch the fry?

 

[ocminpin]

My shrimp used to run up and grab the fry and eat them... Don't put him in there... He has about a 5 min chance!

 

[pcdebb]

I can only imagine the fry looks like food to the shrimp. that's taking a risk

 

[Bearchumjs]

Put some floating hornwort and it should be fine. My Mickey mouse platy had babies and they are hanging out in the hornwort. I have ghost shrimp, snails, platies, tetras, danios. The hornwort is a perfect hiding spot for the babies.

 

[Bearchumjs]

Wait- I misread that. I thought you were putting him in a 10 gal w/ shrimp. I don't know if a 1 gal would be a good idea with the shrimp.

Maybe just put some hornwort in your 10 and let him hide in there?

Or move the shrimp to the 10 and let the fry have the 1 gal. I don't know what other fish you have in the 10 though. Certain fish may eat the shrimp. It's a conundrum. I wish I was more helpful.

 

[bloodlucky]

Everyone I moved the shrimp out of the 1 gallon and moved my fry into the 1 gallon. I was afraid he'd get sucked up into the filter but he's fine.

Would they usually get sucked in?

 

[Bearchumjs]

I have an emperor 400 on my 55 and my fry seem to do fine. I don't think they get sucked up too easily.

 

[Zevyn]

I tried vacuuming out fry during a water change to move to my display tank. I was expecting the parents to eat some of them but they don't touch any of them oddly, so I had to move a bunch to my main tank as live snacks. I've since moved all the females out. I wanted to replenish the tanks stock and increase it a little, but they pumped out way too many.

They were able to out-swim the suction of my gravel vacuum, lol. I don't see how one would get pulled into a filter intake unless they were on the verge of death. My shrimpets on the other hand.. I have pre-filters on it for those little buggers.

 

[bloodlucky]

I tried vacuuming out fry during a water change to move to my display tank. I was expecting the parents to eat some of them but they don't touch any of them oddly, so I had to move a bunch to my main tank as live snacks. I've since moved all the females out. I wanted to replenish the tanks stock and increase it a little, but they pumped out way too many.

They were able to out-swim the suction of my gravel vacuum, lol. I don't see how one would get pulled into a filter intake unless they were on the verge of death. My shrimpets on the other hand.. I have pre-filters on it for those little buggers.

I see what you mean. This morning I looked and he actually swam into the filter rod then swam out as if he's trying to scare me to death haha

 

[Bearchumjs]

I see what you mean. This morning I looked and he actually swam into the filter rod then swam out as if he's trying to scare me to death haha

LOL! Crazy little fry!