Clare
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Hi, there....need some advice please.
My albino long fin BN plecos (male has red eyes and female has blue eyes) have bred in my 40G planted tank. I discovered the babies about 5 days ago in a deep crevice of a large chunk of mopani wood. They seem very healthy and dad is guarding them, though some are now venturing out among the plants and eating the algae on the glass.
I would like to move all of them to my 10G grow out tank - which is all water & filter media from the tank they are in - fortunate for them. Just did water tests on both today and parameters are the same as is the temp within two degrees. I moved a rock and anubias with algae growing on it from the existing tank to the grow out tank.
I have caught 7-8 of the babies and put them in the grow out tank, just to see how they do. They all range in size from 1/4 to a little less than 1/2 inch. They do not seem very interested in any of the algae wafers or blanched zucchini yet. Mostly they are staying on the glass sides of the tank.
Never having raised anything but guppies, I would be totally appreciative of any advice. Don't know what I will do with them all - there seems to be around 30 right now - but don't want to kill them.
Thanks tons!
Clare
My albino long fin BN plecos (male has red eyes and female has blue eyes) have bred in my 40G planted tank. I discovered the babies about 5 days ago in a deep crevice of a large chunk of mopani wood. They seem very healthy and dad is guarding them, though some are now venturing out among the plants and eating the algae on the glass.
I would like to move all of them to my 10G grow out tank - which is all water & filter media from the tank they are in - fortunate for them. Just did water tests on both today and parameters are the same as is the temp within two degrees. I moved a rock and anubias with algae growing on it from the existing tank to the grow out tank.
I have caught 7-8 of the babies and put them in the grow out tank, just to see how they do. They all range in size from 1/4 to a little less than 1/2 inch. They do not seem very interested in any of the algae wafers or blanched zucchini yet. Mostly they are staying on the glass sides of the tank.
Never having raised anything but guppies, I would be totally appreciative of any advice. Don't know what I will do with them all - there seems to be around 30 right now - but don't want to kill them.
Thanks tons!
Clare