Phil AquariumDays
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Was not prepared for breeding, have a community tank with rasboras barbs pleco Cory's etc.
Luckily it's heavily planted with lots of hiding places and caves areas.
After the first 3 spawns I was in the process of setting up another tank solely for the pair to breed in.
Before I got the chance I noticed the fry swimming (first picture)
Now I removed the pleco, and most the barbs. (Very hard to catch without uprooting my plants)
Now 5weeks in and I have 5 to possibly 8 survivors which I'm very happy with as this wasn't planned.
They have grown well and in planning on keeping the best looking two, and moving the others on once big enough.
For future breeding I am going to use my 40g long. And the smaller tank for growing out the fry once they big enough to move from the mother.
I have a few questions moving forward:
Would harlequin rasboras be safe in the breeding tank? Or are they likely to eat the fry?
Could I breed angles in the same tank?
Is it a good idea to try a halem?
Is it ok to interbreed the siblings?
Is it ok to interbreed the parents with the grown up fry?
What's the best foods for adults?
How do I persuade my wife I need more tanks? (I'd love to keep blue acara one day)