jimathan
24-02-07, 12:26
Hi to all.
Long time since I posted. I have a pair of clarki clowns that have bred in my tank. I noticed some fry in my overflow box last Friday when I was cleaning it out. There were about 10 to 20 of them hiding in the overgrown algae. They look to be about 4 or 5 mm long but it’s difficult to say because they move so fast and they are almost transparent. The biggest shock came when I moved down to the sump. There is about 80 to 100, may be many more living in an area at the back where the flow is less violent. The flow rate through the sump 10,000 ltrs an hour but it isn’t bothering them one little bit. They are now at least eight days old, mat be more, becoming more visible, and swimming around at breakneck speed.
I imagine they must be getting there food from the vast quantities of water that is circulating through the main tank.
Question now is what do I do? Given that they have made it to day eight without any intervention from me, do I leave them alone?
The filter system I have allows fair sized food particles to be recirculated back and forth from tank to sump. Should I just wait till they get big enough to fend for themselves before moving them? Or do I need to take a different course of action?
Any help would be most appreciated.
Long time since I posted. I have a pair of clarki clowns that have bred in my tank. I noticed some fry in my overflow box last Friday when I was cleaning it out. There were about 10 to 20 of them hiding in the overgrown algae. They look to be about 4 or 5 mm long but it’s difficult to say because they move so fast and they are almost transparent. The biggest shock came when I moved down to the sump. There is about 80 to 100, may be many more living in an area at the back where the flow is less violent. The flow rate through the sump 10,000 ltrs an hour but it isn’t bothering them one little bit. They are now at least eight days old, mat be more, becoming more visible, and swimming around at breakneck speed.
I imagine they must be getting there food from the vast quantities of water that is circulating through the main tank.
Question now is what do I do? Given that they have made it to day eight without any intervention from me, do I leave them alone?
The filter system I have allows fair sized food particles to be recirculated back and forth from tank to sump. Should I just wait till they get big enough to fend for themselves before moving them? Or do I need to take a different course of action?
Any help would be most appreciated.