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I'm a Dad. What do I do?
I opened the tank this afternoon and discovered a number of new members! Newly born minnows swimming around. Should I leave them in and feed them flake? Or take them out (if I can get them netted) and raise them in a separate tank until they get bigger? The bigger fish are leaving them alone for now and definitely not eating them. Suggestions?
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Permalink Reply by Jim Troyer on
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Congratulations Mike!
The big folks will eat them if you leave them in the tank! You can remove them (best) or put up a safety zone (second best) to give them a fighting chance. I've seen a couple of milk crates stacked up in the tank work out for some of the smarter fry.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Welber on
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I had added gambusia a couple of weeks ago at the suggestion of a fish expert and my tilapia didn't eat them so I wonder if they will indeed eat these new little guys. I'll put in a milk crate and see if that helps protect them. I also have a number of short pieces of PVC pipe for hiding places and the fish do use those.
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her me now and believe me later...
they will eat the babies!
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