Re: Help, Tin Foil Barbs not eating mosquitos fish...

[joe]

Wendy Kelly Budd wrote:

> Now what? I got 3 Tin Foil Barbs three weeks ago and put them in a
> quarantine tank along with 10-20 mosquito fish (mf). The Barbs are 3" long,
> the mosquito fish are of various ages, from baby to breeding adults. None
> of the mf's are 'missing'. After 4 days, I put in a tiny amount of fish
> food and the Barbs went nuts eating it. I'm not sure what to do with the
> Barbs now...
>
> Any other ideas on what will eat these mf's?


See my post : There was an old woman who swallowed a fly.

Good luck

Joe



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[BenignVanilla]

"Wendy Kelly Budd" > wrote in message
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> Now what? I got 3 Tin Foil Barbs three weeks ago and put them in a
> quarantine tank along with 10-20 mosquito fish (mf). The Barbs are 3"
long,
> the mosquito fish are of various ages, from baby to breeding adults. None
> of the mf's are 'missing'. After 4 days, I put in a tiny amount of fish
> food and the Barbs went nuts eating it. I'm not sure what to do with the
> Barbs now...
>
> Any other ideas on what will eat these mf's?

My tinfoils will eat anything that fits in their mouths. I have seen them
devour 3 dozen in a matter of hours, three days on end. This is the only
reason I am not unhappy about my pond infestation.

BV.