Hiding places for fry

LariM78 · 09-23-2011, 05:27 PM

I have two pregnant swordtails, which are in a quarantine tank with another female and a male sword tail. I'm useless at guessing when the pregnant females are due to drop so What i want to do is move the male and non pregnant female to the big tank and leave the pregnant females in the quarantine tank until they drop their fry and then move them to the big tank.

At the moment there are a couple of plastic plants in there but nothing of note for them to hide in. What can I put in the tank for the fry to hide in? The tank is only 30l/8g so the fry will still be in danger from the mother so I want a place for them to hide before I can move the adults out.

Any ideas?

NeonShark666 · 09-23-2011, 08:26 PM

The best hiding place for livebearers is floating plants. They provide both shelter and food (lots of little animals grow on plants).

JenlovesFish · 09-23-2011, 11:10 PM

Try this live plant it works for my fry
Guppy grass aka Najas guadalupensis

LariM78 · 09-24-2011, 12:56 AM

Thanks for feedback. I googled that plant you mentioned and got a picture of it. It looks like something that will help. Does it just float in the water or does it have to be anchored to something? I can't say that I've seen anything like that at any of the fish stores I go to but I'll look again. What are the plant's lighting and nutrition requirements?

majerah1 · 09-24-2011, 11:10 AM

You can float it if ya want.

JenlovesFish · 09-24-2011, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LariM78

Thanks for feedback. I googled that plant you mentioned and got a picture of it. It looks like something that will help. Does it just float in the water or does it have to be anchored to something? I can't say that I've seen anything like that at any of the fish stores I go to but I'll look again. What are the plant's lighting and nutrition requirements?

It a very easy plant to keep. It a floating plant and here some info on it...
PlantGeek.net - Najas guadalupensis

danilykins · 09-24-2011, 04:56 PM

I float some wisteria in the tank, along with the planted wisteria. Lots of hiding places for fry

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LariM78 LariM78's Photo Gallery Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 113 Name: Marc Location: Johannesburg South Africa Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 3 Times Said "Thanks" 8 Times Was Thanked 12 Times in 11 Posts	Hiding places for fry I have two pregnant swordtails, which are in a quarantine tank with another female and a male sword tail. I'm useless at guessing when the pregnant females are due to drop so What i want to do is move the male and non pregnant female to the big tank and leave the pregnant females in the quarantine tank until they drop their fry and then move them to the big tank. At the moment there are a couple of plastic plants in there but nothing of note for them to hide in. What can I put in the tank for the fry to hide in? The tank is only 30l/8g so the fry will still be in danger from the mother so I want a place for them to hide before I can move the adults out. Any ideas? __________________ 45g pentagonal 4 Swordtails, 2 dwarf Gouramis, 5 Mollies, 1 Rainbow Shark, 6 Molly fry 6 zebra danios 88 gal Malawi tank 4 Yellow labs, 1 Baenshi, 2 Borleyis, 3 Trewavas, 2 Livingstonis, 1 Venustus, 2 Green Terrors

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NeonShark666 Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 806 Name: Jim Location: Salem, Oregon Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 78 Times Said "Thanks" 4 Times Was Thanked 247 Times in 237 Posts	Re: Hiding places for fry The best hiding place for livebearers is floating plants. They provide both shelter and food (lots of little animals grow on plants).

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JenlovesFish JenlovesFish's Photo Gallery Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 108 Location: MI Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Welcome to Aquarium Forum" 4 Times Said "Thanks" 3 Times Was Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Hiding places for fry Try this live plant it works for my fry Guppy grass aka Najas guadalupensis __________________ I have been keeping fish for 10 year's

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