Fish Trap to Catch Juvenile Fry?

[JCoxRocks]

I bred some cacatuoides in my 38g planted and since it was a first spawn for my pair, I didn't think they would make it. Well, they did and the parents did a spectacular job of raising them. Once the fry stopped following the female, I sucked as many out of the tank with some tubing as i could. Unfortunately, as small and fast as they are I couldn't get them all.

I'm randomly seeing juveniles now that have survived in this tank and when possible, I try to net them and move them out. But with all the plants in my tank, theres a good chance for every 1 I actually see there are 2-3 more.

My angelfish will not breed while they still have juveniles in the tank. I assume Cacs are the same?

Is there an easy way to trap these juveniles to get them all out? Any tips/tricks would be appreciated!

J

 

[sasikan]

most of mine come in front of the tank at feeding time this is a good time to catch them.or maby just move the parents to a new tank and so on and so on... (BE CAREFUL I HAVE DONE THIS AND ENDED UP WITH A FISHROOM!)

 

[Mike Wise]

I use a bottle fish trap baited with live BBS for the last few fry. Do a web search. Just remember that the opening needs to be too small for the adults to enter or they will be in the trap.

 

[apistodave]

The adults will spawn again in the tank and the drawback is the female will chase the old youngsters and she can kill them.