catch newly hatched fry

LDA19 · Post by **LDA19** » 21 Oct 2005, 22:53

How do you catch newly hatched fry from an albino pleco? (spawned in an upside down flower pot) I would like to move them to a different tank.
Thank you,
Amie

Fish Soup · Post by **Fish Soup** » 21 Oct 2005, 23:48

I use a siphon. It may seem a little violent, but never lost one due to this. A big tukey baster would also work.

Don

j4782 · Post by **j4782** » 22 Oct 2005, 00:21

Yep, have had guppies go through the siphon safe & sound. Much safer than trying to chase them with a net & potentially squishing them (have done that, too.

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Post by **Barbie** » 22 Oct 2005, 01:31

Or you can just pick up the pot and put it in a pitcher of water and lift it out of the tank ;). If you want to put the male back into the tank, just lift and rinse til all the fry are in the pitcher, catch the male by hand put him back ;). Watch his opercular odontodes though!

Barbie