What to do with fry

[GhostDog]

My A. cacatuoides are pumping out fry at a crazy pace and I don't know what to do with the babies. I know this may sound like a stupid problem but once the market is flooded, there are no places to get rid of them. My lfs doesn't want anymore, I'm not set up to ship and I've got at least three batches of differing size in my tank. I'm actually trying to sell the adults now just to stop the madness. Any suggestions?

 

[emjay653]

Sounds a bit cruel, but do you have any other fish you could feed the fry to?

 

[Apistt_ed]

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Well, where are you located? There are bound to be more than enough people within a driveable range in your area that would like these fish and don't know how to get them. There are also enough aquatic clubs (if you are in the states) that would love maybe taking them off your hand and maybe auction them off to other members. There are more than enough options... or you could use them as feeders if all else fails :cry: ...

 

[GhostDog]

Re: ..

Well, where are you located? There are bound to be more than enough people within a driveable range in your area that would like these fish and don't know how to get them. There are also enough aquatic clubs (if you are in the states) that would love maybe taking them off your hand and maybe auction them off to other members. There are more than enough options... or you could use them as feeders if all else fails :cry: ...

I blame Apistodave for having amazingly healthy fish that want to do nothing but eat and spawn. I'm in MA and dave just came through spreading his fishy wealth to all. I've got the breeding trio sold, now just going to raise the fry and deal with them as fit.