new babiesss...r.i.p kissing gourami

[pookiepets]

waaaa mi new kissing gourami died from a parastie leech eating it ! annd well our white platy had new babies an they are soo cute and small 4 dais old and there still in the 75 gallon tank i will move them asap! but i need to get a new tank i have a 2.5 gallon wich has bettas soo not a good idea...! ani suggestions feeding i need all the info i can get on this one guys

[pookiepets]

sorry meant white moly

[Trickster]

ok. well, you can search down in the thread list to see 1 that someone posted about babies and theres lots of feeding suggestions.

YOu Can crunch up flakes REAL small or put a whole hard boiled egg yolk in there. The babies will pick at it when they are hungry, and if it disolves it creates a cloud of protien which the babies s**k up. You might wana do this in a seperate tank (such as 5 or 10 gallon) cuz most likely the yolk willl cloud the water up. Get a small sponge filter in the tank, cuz a bigger filter will s**k up the babies.

[pookiepets]

well i can only get a 1.5 gallon... and the petstore clerk said it was ok now trying to find a wai to get them its gonna be a while! and it will take patience! also i read other post about all the egg yolk i think one moderator said it willcloud up and shoot the amonia levels high! but..ill take ur word ! any more suggestions would appreciate it alL!

[t_chelle16]

Don't put a whole egg yolk in there unless you want to kill all your fry.

-Chelle

[pookiepets]

yeah i read that from prevous post chelle i am thinking of getting a 1 gallon; here is a link to show you what it looks like





http://www.petsmart.com/global/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCT%3C%3Eprd_id=845524441776904&FOLDER%3C%3Efolder_id=2534374302030099&ASSORTMENT%3C%3East_id=2534374302023693&bmUID=1123002037198

ok give me your thoughts!
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[t_chelle16]

You're not going to be able to grow them out to a decent size in a 1 gallon. You'd be better off with at least a 5.

-Chelle

[pookiepets]

yeah well chelle there only 4-5 days old just in that one gallon for a week or so
until they can get cared for and then go on there own like mi other mollie from another batch it is well sized now and is doing good in the 75 gallon

[t_chelle16]

After a week, they'll still likely be small enough for the other fish to eat. Just make sure you have some breeder grass or lots of plants for them to hide in and a few might survive.

-Chelle

[pookiepets]

yeah for sure! of course but i think its good the one gallon i will only put like 9 or 10 or thats as many as i think i can catch