Can I add my fry to main tank now??

mermaid · Post by **mermaid** » 13 Dec 2004, 12:15

two of my fry survived till now out of 5 of them, they are both about a centimetre and a half big now and look like miniture versions of my bigger corys. Can I add them to the main tank or are they still too small, I have 6 clown loaches, 5 corys and a plec, do you think they might eat them??

Cheers

Jo

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 13 Dec 2004, 12:19

How big are your clowns? They can be quite big (10") so if they are big, I'm sure the cory fry will be seen as food.

Is there any particular reason why you want to move them?

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Mats

mermaid · Post by **mermaid** » 13 Dec 2004, 15:37

They are about an inch long, only small

MatsP · Post by **MatsP** » 13 Dec 2004, 15:47

Those Clown's are really tiny, aren't they.

So, I suspect that you'd be OK then... But I would personally prefer to hold them in the "Growing tank" until they are a bit bigger so that they don't become lunch/dinner for someone bigger. It's a balance between keeping two tanks and risking the babies, and I suppose it's up to you.

Unless of course, you have some other creatures to care for in the growing tank, in which case it may be different reasons for moving the babies.

Basicly, the bigger the babies are, the more likely they are to survive on their own with bigger fish.

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Mats