JK@work
July 14th 06, 05:27 PM
"Allyb" > wrote in message
...
> I have a community tank where my 8 month old pair of angels are the proud
> parents of 100+ fry. I don't know if they'll make it, but the parental
> units are doing a great job, and I've removed the other residents of the
> tank. They hatched last Thursday and are now swimming (or I should say
are
> being herded) around the tank in a school. This has never happened to me
> before so I don't know what will happen next, but if any survive, is there
> anyone in the Ocala area that would be interested in having some of them?
I
> don't want to get involved with mailing fish around, this would be on a
pick
> up or drop off basis. Mom is a gold veil and dad is gold marble, so the
> babies will probably have lots of orange on them. I got these two at a
> local fish store, so don't know their actual genetics.
>
In reality without the proper space, feeding, and segregating needed,
you'll be lucky to get a handful to reach a decent size. They will start
culling themselves everyday they aren't well fed and sized. Still lots of
fun watching them.
--
JK Sinrod
www.sinrodstudios.com
www.MyConeyIslandMemories
...
> I have a community tank where my 8 month old pair of angels are the proud
> parents of 100+ fry. I don't know if they'll make it, but the parental
> units are doing a great job, and I've removed the other residents of the
> tank. They hatched last Thursday and are now swimming (or I should say
are
> being herded) around the tank in a school. This has never happened to me
> before so I don't know what will happen next, but if any survive, is there
> anyone in the Ocala area that would be interested in having some of them?
I
> don't want to get involved with mailing fish around, this would be on a
pick
> up or drop off basis. Mom is a gold veil and dad is gold marble, so the
> babies will probably have lots of orange on them. I got these two at a
> local fish store, so don't know their actual genetics.
>
In reality without the proper space, feeding, and segregating needed,
you'll be lucky to get a handful to reach a decent size. They will start
culling themselves everyday they aren't well fed and sized. Still lots of
fun watching them.
--
JK Sinrod
www.sinrodstudios.com
www.MyConeyIslandMemories