Serpae fry!

[TankGirl]

I was peeking into a cave in my 55 and who should come out to greet me but a tiny red serpae fry! I don't know how many are in there but it is a very inaccessible cave to any of the larger fish in the tank. I am so excited, because with the cory cats, angel fish, dwarf gourami, and well, feisty adult serpaes, fry are not anything I look out for in this tank. An adult came up and almost nailed the little guy but he scooted off just in time. I dropped some ground up flake right into the opening of the cave (which is right almost touching the glass) and he had a nice snack.

Reminds me of the time I had white cloud fry in a tank that was sitting with no fish in it, and I had planned to use the water for my plants but had procrastinated. I saw a couple of darting specks and now the big happy family is residing in my 55. Sometimes a bit of judicious neglect goes a long way!

 

[AdamsZoological]

Congrats Tankgirl ! I've never been lucky enough to get any tetra fry, how exciting.


Angela

 

[Menagerie]

who should come out to greet me but a tiny red serpae fry!

That's wonderful! It reminds me of the time I found a tiny little cichlid in with the CICHLIDS.

 

[AdamsZoological]

Nothing better than getting surprised with fry

Mitch

 

[TankGirl]

Nothing better than getting surprised with fry

Nope! No matter how often it happens, it is always cool.

 

[AdamsZoological]

Too true

 

[QTOFFER]

What a cool surprise! I hope he doesn't become a snack for one of the adults.

 

[TankGirl]

I hope he doesn't become a snack for one of the adults.

He very well might, as the more I search the more it looks like he is the onliest one. If he stays where he is now (smart little bugger...*sniff* Momma's so proud of you, baby!) he should be in good shape. This catfish corner is pretty safe for fry.

 

[ScottS]

Tetra fry! Very impressive!