Andy Sager
Aquarium Advice Addict
I've been reading along for pleasure, but joined the wigglers club unexpectedly Sunday evening. Arrived home after being away all weekend to find wigglers from a Smokey pair. It's my first spawn and I didn't even see the eggs getting laid. 100% free swimming as of yesterday and my first batch of BBS was ready in time! Luckily AngelfishUSA is only 15 minutes from my house, so he set me up with hatcheries. Whew!
The unsightly sponge on my filter intake was rigged up Tuesday because this 10g was only meant as a Q tank while I prepared a new 55g, the fish were supposed to go in this week. Talk about timing! I'll roll with the punches, but not sure where to put grow out tanks... I'm in a small apartment.
Congrats and welcome to our little club (inside the club lol)
Just a few questions:
Was this a pair that you purchased or ones that you raised from young?
Was this their first spawn or just your first spawn? ( Kinda goes along with the first question )
The timing of the free swimming makes me think they spawned the day before you left for the weekend. That being the case, are you sure there is 100% success?
As Ray mentioned, your best bet would be to keep the fry in the 10 until they are about 3-4 weeks old and then move them into a larger tank. The parent's don't need to be in such a large tank and you will need all the larger tanks you can handle for the fry. ( Being in an apt is tough I understand so you have to optimize. FYI, I had 20 tanks in my bedroom growing up ranging from a 55 down to a 1 gal. It CAN be done ) Also, invest in some sponge filters A.S.A.P. HOBs are a fish fry's worst nightmare.
So please keep us posted on your progress. You might also enjoy my previous post ( a few posts ago) of the Angelfish Breeders Cheer. It's so true