My shelldwellers (N similis) are spawning - there is 1 pair taking care of fry (I don’t know how many - they are so small and move fast). There’s another pair guarding their space.
It is a 29 gallon. How many can live there safely/comfortably? I guess I could donate some to a LFS.
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Re: Too many fish?
You are lucky if you get two pairs.
I would let nature take it's course unless you want to remove the fry now and raise them in a separate tank.
For me the caudo fry vanished after the parents raised them for a while. I had other fish in the tank...either the parents ate the fry to make way for a new batch. Or the other fish ate them.
I would let nature take it's course unless you want to remove the fry now and raise them in a separate tank.
For me the caudo fry vanished after the parents raised them for a while. I had other fish in the tank...either the parents ate the fry to make way for a new batch. Or the other fish ate them.
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Re: Too many fish?
I have been really lucky - I have 3 groups of fry! The first group has done very well, so far. The biggest babies are now 1/2” lingand look like little fish now, with fins and all. One of them is now going a little further from their area. Is it out of danger, given size? I can’t count the fry but there must be at least 10-15 of them. The other groups have fewer.
If all of the fry make it to adulthood, will it be overcrowded?
If all of the fry make it to adulthood, will it be overcrowded?
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