Water changes and young apisto fry

[Joshaeus]

Hi everyone! A few days ago I discovered about 18 free swimming fry in my Apistogramma borellii tank...I am absolutely thrilled I have been feeding them multiple times a day with baby brine shrimp and 100-200 micron golden pearls, so they will need water changes. Do I need to do anything special while doing water changes (for example, matching the new water's temperature to the temperature of the tank) to avoid harming the fry? Thanks

 

[Apistoguy52]

I’ve never made much of an effort to do anything special with fry in the tank. Seems to me a fish that would be hatched in the rainy season wouldn’t be too bothered by swings in temperature.

 

[Mike Wise]

I treat such tanks like I did previously, just more frequently. Just avoid sudden, large water temperature changes, but I do this for all my tanks.

 

[Ben Rhau]

Since it's important to do frequent water changes with fry, it can be convenient to start with a low waterline and just add water 2 - 3x before removing water.