OMG... is it... really....? Yes, I'm updating the Spawn diary!!!WE HIT THE ONE-MONTH MARK! And, yes, some of them ARE still alive! heh
Well, a lot has happened in the past couple of weeks. I added a Dwarf Corydora Catfish to the tank after hearing from lots of people in my club that they're perfect for keeping the tank bottom clear... some one in my club gave Spike to me at the last meeting, he's a tinsey less than and inch Cory. He was in there for a week doing perfectly fine, the bottom was totally cleaned of Baby Brine Shrimp eggs and the fry were happy. Then, on Saturday morning, I woke up to find an empty tank!!! Actually, it looked empty at first glance and I quickly removed Spike (the Corydora)... then, a bunch of fry swam out from the plants =0) so I guess only the smart/big ones survived! I really have no clue why Spike did it, there was plenty of food always in there for him and he seemed content. I know the 200-odd fry that he ate did not die beforehand, because they were happy and active the night before. I've been trying to hunt down a friend for Spike, maybe he's lonely? Whatever. Just, PLEASE, if any of you are considering a Cory in your fry tank, be uber careful. I now have around 100 fry... I'm guessing. I counted almost 100 a couple days ago, but I'm sure a bunch were out of sight in the plants or behind the filter/heater. I feel really horrible about all of the babies that died, really, really horrible.
All of the surviving fry are eating First Bites and/or tiny bits of frozen Daphnia in the morning and BBS in the afternoon, and they're growing all big and strong :thumbs:! Cleaning the tank every single day is torture, but that's definitely a big part of the job. Actually, I have to go do it now -_- the first 2 pics are of a 3 week-old hunting for MW's in his Java Fern... the last one is their handsome Pops! Can you tell how much I love him? :wub:
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