I love your approach to fishkeeping. You offer so much practical information that keeps us in the hobby. My advice is sit down, poor glass of wine I have some cheese and crackers and watch your videos. The next day, use your approach to situations!
We picked the most pregnant guppie from our community tank - put her in a breeding box - ended up with nearly 30 fry's just from one guppie - who now have their OWN tank. We are suckers for baby fish!
You’re killing me with this. I became obsessed with you after our cichlids had so many fry. You helped me so much but I also just love listening to you. Love to say hey sometime
Just spawned some congo tetras. I'm way more cautious and keep the fry in a 10 gallon with a sponge filter and change water 2x/week. But seeing your more casual approach helps me; it makes me a little less anxious about not doing everything the "right" way.
I like the setup for guppy fry. I've done the outside tub guppy project with great success... have plenty of young fry that i will need to bring inside. Your setup and success puts me at ease of bringing the younger fry inside and raising them up outside of the tanks
Yes, use a heater unless you keep your home furnace very high. I don't have to set my fry tank heater high at all... For Polar Blues 74 degrees to 82 should be fine, but I'd confirm to be safe with a search online. I'd try matching tank temps if moving from one environment to the next.
I always keep my used sponge filters for emergency tanks at this point. Lol. In a week I scooped out close to 30 fry from my mini pond. There’s more down there I’m sure… 14 females to 6 males. Absolutely this was on purpose 😊.. this is what catapulted me into the hobby. Seeing the baby fry 😊
Thank you! I am hating the Facebook groups! There's so many keyboard "professionals" I don't know what to believe. And having sudden baby fry I wasn't expecting, I feel like I need a Neo natal ward at the Chicago Shedd aquarium to have a chance to keep them alive or DCFS would need to be called. I felt like it didn't need to be this difficult. Tonight my babies are going to be moved in a empty 1.5 gallon I had sitting there until they get bigger.
At about what age do you move fry from the small containers to the shoe box? I have week old mutt guppy fry in a 1 gallon tub of guppy grass, and they now understand that my shadow means a smidge of powdered flake food will magically appear.
I bough some Heterandria Formosa. Have you any experience with them and their fry? It looks like my HF swims by themselves and explore the tank looking for food. Only sometimes they swim together. And they are nothing like any other fish I kept when it comes for food. All other fish go crazy for food when I feed them. My HF they hardly ever comes for the food hard like other fish, they just nip at the crushed flake food and artemia or brine shrimp and nip at the biofilm on leaves and algae etc They also seems like a peaceful but shy fish
I would probably use like 25% of the main tank water into some container and if they are slow growing fish you can use some filter with purigen I suppose. Change water a tiny bit if TDS reading is getting out of their optimal range. Maybe I m too relaxed about it too lol... but my happiest shrimp are the ones living in a glass vase by the window with just moss and algae on all the sides and 2" of 1/4" lava rock gravel, no flow, no airstone, and I never ever feed them.
I live in the North of Canada and I am wondering if using a small submersible heater is a problem on these shoe box type fry tanks? The climate is such that I need to have heaters in all my tanks. When I see these Videos on RUclips I am assuming most of you live in climates where the room temperature is good enough. Any thoughts or recommendations on this?
My tap water has 1ppm of ammonia which is fine because it just gets absorbed when changing water on my cycled tanks but I would be worried to just put it into a container and walk away. The last tank I set up I used a seeded filter and it took a week to get the ammonia down and then another week to lose the nitrates but I added prime everyday during that time.
Hi! Do the fry need to be free-swimming before you move them to a separate tank? Right now they have tales but they are sticking to the leaf, and I have their new tank ready. I just don't know when I should move them.
tried to email you but didnt work so....Help, just got 6 of these and they are very small half inch, so i was nervous to put them in my 29 gallon tank with 2 fancy guppies,2 odessa barbs,zebra. so i put in a 6x8 breeder tank and put them in there. Is this ok to do or should i set up a 10 gallon grow out tank ? or even follow your tube tank method ? thanks so much
Dr bassleer is in europe the best brand of aquariumfood this dr. Is a proffesor in fish desease i had in all my tanks for the last 4 years only dr bassleer and my fish are looking much more healthier With love from the netherlands 🙏
I don't think, feeding baby fish all the time, is even healthy. They are very small, and eat very little. Most of my food gets eaten by the snails, wich is somewhat good, because, it keeps the water from spoiling. Because they eat so little, they can go some time without being fed. They will clean up the leftovers, infusoria, biofilm, bacteria, etc wich is also good for the water quality. I lost fish, as a beginner, because of overfeeding. Now, i know...
The cough instantly followed with "I'm fine" was hilarious.... You're personality and sincerity is awesome
Thanks!
I love your approach to fishkeeping. You offer so much practical information that keeps us in the hobby. My advice is sit down, poor glass of wine I have some cheese and crackers and watch your videos. The next day, use your approach to situations!
Sounds like a good plan! (Tell all your friends)
We picked the most pregnant guppie from our community tank - put her in a breeding box - ended up with nearly 30 fry's just from one guppie - who now have their OWN tank. We are suckers for baby fish!
You’re killing me with this. I became obsessed with you after our cichlids had so many fry. You helped me so much but I also just love listening to you. Love to say hey sometime
Heeeeeeeeey
Just spawned some congo tetras. I'm way more cautious and keep the fry in a 10 gallon with a sponge filter and change water 2x/week. But seeing your more casual approach helps me; it makes me a little less anxious about not doing everything the "right" way.
got guppies 2 weeks ago as a potty training reward for a 3 year old and your channel has been such a huge help.
Congrats to the youngster!
Simple approach thank you! I dont know why but everyone in this hobby is making everything so complicated.
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Thank you this video was so helpful 🐠
Glad it was helpful!
I swear I come to ur videos with all my issue 😅like u read my mind what u said in the beginning
You’re welcome! 🤣
Mike your videos are hilarious 😂 I love the cough, “ I’m fine”. But they are educational too.
Glad you like them!
I like the setup for guppy fry. I've done the outside tub guppy project with great success... have plenty of young fry that i will need to bring inside. Your setup and success puts me at ease of bringing the younger fry inside and raising them up outside of the tanks
That is awesome!
Good for platy, Molly, swordtail, guppy, endler or mosquitofish (in the summer) Ect.
OK
Hope to have some fry soon from your guppies
You will.
Do you need some kind of heater for the fry? I have blue polar parrot fry.
I don't know anything about those.
Yes, use a heater unless you keep your home furnace very high. I don't have to set my fry tank heater high at all... For Polar Blues 74 degrees to 82 should be fine, but I'd confirm to be safe with a search online. I'd try matching tank temps if moving from one environment to the next.
How long do you keep them in that container before adding them in with the parents? Also what temperature do you keep it at and do you use a heater?
When they are big enough not to fit in mom’s mouth. I do not use a heater, because I heat the room.
Thank you!
Congrats to 52k
Thanks buddy!
Thank you for sharing this video 😮
Thank you for watching.
I always keep my used sponge filters for emergency tanks at this point. Lol. In a week I scooped out close to 30 fry from my mini pond. There’s more down there I’m sure… 14 females to 6 males. Absolutely this was on purpose 😊.. this is what catapulted me into the hobby. Seeing the baby fry 😊
Good stuff
Just looked up at my tank and thought we had weird bugs
Nope, we have fry's
Thank you for the video, it's extremely helpful and to the point
Happy to help and congrats!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!
My pleasure!
I'm going over five "anxiety cough I'm fine" on this video before I watch
What was the tally?
Keep it simple as always!!!! Continue the great job!!!
It is always the best way!
Do you add prime to the water when you change water
Yes
Thank you! I am hating the Facebook groups! There's so many keyboard "professionals" I don't know what to believe. And having sudden baby fry I wasn't expecting, I feel like I need a Neo natal ward at the Chicago Shedd aquarium to have a chance to keep them alive or DCFS would need to be called. I felt like it didn't need to be this difficult. Tonight my babies are going to be moved in a empty 1.5 gallon I had sitting there until they get bigger.
Don't over think it, it will be OK, also we don't but up with any shenanigan's in my FB group.
At about what age do you move fry from the small containers to the shoe box? I have week old mutt guppy fry in a 1 gallon tub of guppy grass, and they now understand that my shadow means a smidge of powdered flake food will magically appear.
Not sure what you mean.
That is awesome great information. Thanks for sharing.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Mike for getting out this information 👍 🙂 the bloopers are 😎 cool.
Glad you like them!
@@MichaelsFishRoom 😉
Could I do a group of breeding guppies in a 5-gallon tank thanks
Sure
I bough some Heterandria Formosa. Have you any experience with them and their fry? It looks like my HF swims by themselves and explore the tank looking for food. Only sometimes they swim together. And they are nothing like any other fish I kept when it comes for food. All other fish go crazy for food when I feed them. My HF they hardly ever comes for the food hard like other fish, they just nip at the crushed flake food and artemia or brine shrimp and nip at the biofilm on leaves and algae etc They also seems like a peaceful but shy fish
Nope, sorry.
Hey when you put the new fry in the tubs do you change the old water from the fish that were last in there
thanks love the videos
Nope
Good information! I had some of those emergency fry from your red dragons. Thanks! 👍
Glad I could help
Live it dude!
Thanks!
does this work for smaller fry like pufferfish fry for instance?
I don’t know, I’ve never raised puffer fry.
I need this even though I only found 2 swimming around. I'm guessing lone survivors. Gonna shake the java moss see if anyone else pops out.
I wouldn't
No heater?
Nope, I heat my room.
Love you big fela. ❤
I know
what if its cold in my house should i add a heater?
Yup
I would probably use like 25% of the main tank water into some container and if they are slow growing fish you can use some filter with purigen I suppose. Change water a tiny bit if TDS reading is getting out of their optimal range. Maybe I m too relaxed about it too lol... but my happiest shrimp are the ones living in a glass vase by the window with just moss and algae on all the sides and 2" of 1/4" lava rock gravel, no flow, no airstone, and I never ever feed them.
Ok
I live in the North of Canada and I am wondering if using a small submersible heater is a problem on these shoe box type fry tanks? The climate is such that I need to have heaters in all my tanks. When I see these Videos on RUclips I am assuming most of you live in climates where the room temperature is good enough. Any thoughts or recommendations on this?
I’m in NJ, and heat the room.
My tap water has 1ppm of ammonia which is fine because it just gets absorbed when changing water on my cycled tanks but I would be worried to just put it into a container and walk away. The last tank I set up I used a seeded filter and it took a week to get the ammonia down and then another week to lose the nitrates but I added prime everyday during that time.
Ok
Do you worry about a heater for the fry?
Nope
Hi! Do the fry need to be free-swimming before you move them to a separate tank? Right now they have tales but they are sticking to the leaf, and I have their new tank ready. I just don't know when I should move them.
I would move the entire leaf.
@@MichaelsFishRoom Awesome! Thanks 👍
I got a pregnant guppy at the hardware store (it was not in a good place ) but I have a fry take set up in just a spare fish bowl do I need a heater?
For my fry
Depends on ambient temp. Guppies can survive with water temps in the upper 60’s no problem as long as they are healthy.
tried to email you but didnt work so....Help, just got 6 of these and they are very small half inch, so i was nervous to put them in my 29 gallon tank with 2 fancy guppies,2 odessa barbs,zebra. so i put in a 6x8 breeder tank and put them in there. Is this ok to do or should i set up a 10 gallon grow out tank ? or even follow your tube tank method ?
thanks so much
A good rule of thumb is, if a fish will fit in another fishes mouth, it will end up there.
Hello 👋
Hello 👋
Dr bassleer is in europe the best brand of aquariumfood this dr. Is a proffesor in fish desease i had in all my tanks for the last 4 years only dr bassleer and my fish are looking much more healthier
With love from the netherlands 🙏
Yes, I have met him actually. It is really the best.
The Power of Beard is strong with you.
That's what she said. LOL
Im so confused . I have a heater.. i thought guppies need heat .?
Confused about what? What is the ambient temp in your house?
I like to start with sunflower oil! (It’s a joke, relax!) 😄🐠
Lol
I just set up a fry tank.
Cool
I seen u finally got rid of your other flower horn
Hank is now living it up in California! 😎
Yup
Sup Bro
😜
I got some random preg females hoping for fry soon to raise up some and see what males look like
Cool
Great video I use the same method. But hey what the F$@& am I saying ha ha ha
Lol
Cheesecake
Nice
I don't think, feeding baby fish all the time, is even healthy.
They are very small, and eat very little.
Most of my food gets eaten by the snails, wich is somewhat good, because, it keeps the water from spoiling.
Because they eat so little, they can go some time without being fed.
They will clean up the leftovers, infusoria, biofilm, bacteria, etc wich is also good for the water quality.
I lost fish, as a beginner, because of overfeeding.
Now, i know...
If it works for you it’s right for you
what abt temp?
What ABT it?
Michaellllll. You have an insta?
yup, in the description.
@@MichaelsFishRoom duh sorry going through a lot here 😅