I woke up this morning and was looking into my 55 gallon aquarium, when I noticed a tiny little fish clinging to the glass. I'm assuming it's a baby bristlenose because they're the only fish I have that cling to the glass... anyway, I hurried and separated him from the aquarium so he wouldn't get eaten, and the noticed another one! So I have two little tiny babies in a little breeder floater in my aquarium now. Im so excited! After reading up no it, I'm sure the reason I haven't seen the dad much lately is because of that. lol. My question though is how to determine how old they are? I'm just wondering if the dad is hiding in a little cave somewhere (it's very heavily planted... kind of overgrown at this point but I've been waiting to fix it because I'm moving soon) with the babies (which would mean there are more to come) or if the rest just got eaten? The babies are already dark colored, and look somewhat spotted. They're not really tiny. They're skinny and long and small, definitely small (<0.5 inch but not much). I'm hoping the rest are still in hiding and that these aren't the only two, but I'm not sure... Any opinions from people who have seen the fry? I had cory catfish fry before, and they were TINY. These look like them at about a month.
EDIT: I just looked at the fry and held a ruler up to the side of the tank and they're about 0.7inches.
EDIT: I just looked at the fry and held a ruler up to the side of the tank and they're about 0.7inches.