Moving Baby fish

[Brownsnoutuk]

Re: Moving Baby fish

I'm really hoping to not have to introduce anything else to these babies (not that your stuff would be contaminated or anything) because they're SUPER important to me - first batch and all :)

No problem.

[Mzungu]

Re: Moving Baby fish

That's true about the power pooping, but they ARE in a 10g...and they're pretty tiny. First off, I think I would leave everything the way it is, as far as the plants and almond leaf. And I agree to do a water change before you leave, but try not to suck up too many little critters that the bettas can eat while you're gone.

Any chance you have a batch of infusoria sitting around? Is there a sponge filter in the 10g? Do you have moss in any other tanks?

[AnotherWoogie]

Re: Moving Baby fish

I won't power feed the adults, but I will power feed the babies just because they are in such a big tank. All the fish will be getting water changes before I leave and I only change some water and not suck up anything in the gravel or anything like that. I recently sucked up some of the dead leaves on some of the plants, but I'll leave them alone for this time.

I don't have any infusoria, but how fast can I culture some? I don't have any filters in the 10 gal, just an active air line going into the water to keep the surface agitated. I have some java moss in one of my betta bowls and some more java moss on some driftwood in a small tank I have with Killis in it, but they don't have any filtration (just once weekly water changes).

Sounds like I suck at this parenting business :(

[Mzungu]

Re: Moving Baby fish

You don't suck at parenting!  

I bet if you took some tank water (the older, the better) and put it in a separate container/jar and let it sit, with some sort of "food" for the infusoria, you could get a little bit before you have to leave. I've heard people using lettuce (dried?) as the "food," but I've never actually done it before, so I don't know what the best method is. Maybe someone else can chime in to help?

I was asking about the moss and the sponge filter just because they would help feed the babies over the week you're gone, with all the stuff growing in them.  :)

[AnotherWoogie]

Re: Moving Baby fish

Will the java moss and driftwood not be enough to have little critters for the babies?