Fry tank choice

[DigitalBoy]

I am thinking of using an eclipse 3 or maybe 6 system just for a mother with fry for the first month or so. Does it make sense or not. Basically I am running out of space right now - today I had to move my male cacatuoides to my other tank with another male inside - because he started to eat fry!!!.
If one does not know, eclipse offers a 3 and 6 gallon systems - very nice looking, that you can just put on your table, it has a bio-wheel filtration and so on. Which one would be adequate?
Thanks.

Dmitry

 

[Neil]

DigitalBoy,
Space for grow-out of fry is always a toughie! You will be fine with an eclipse 3 at the start, but will soon need more space.
I usually leave the fry with one or both parents for 3 to 4 weeks then move them into a 5. for a few weeks, then a 10 or 15 for a couple of months, depending on the size of the spawn.
The more space that you give them, the more quickly they will grow. But that is not always easy. I would say, go with the larger eclipse to buy yourself more time.