fishbites Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 (edited) Yet again I find fry swimming round in one of my tanks... this time four of these were swimming round in my Cory Jullii tank - no other fish in there except the jullii's and only plants have been in there for about a month.... These little blokes are about 7-10mm long and have a yellowish colour to them.... They look longish and sleek sort of like a danio but I've never had any fish this shape before. They seem to swim around in the upper parts of the tank rarely going near the bottom at all. Does anyone recognise the shape or what they could be? Edited October 12, 2009 by fishbites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilchard Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 lemon tetra?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killimike Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 I have no idea what the fry are, but I love these cases of 'mystery babies'! We'll have to see what they look like as they get older. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted September 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Dean it looks a bit like one doesn't it? Trouble is... I haven't owned a lemon tetra for about 26 years! And the fish shop I got the plants from a month ago don't stock lemon tetras so would be survivors if they are... a month going from when the egg was laid to LFS then in a bag and staying in the boot of my car for 2 days and then into one of my tanks and hatches! Mike I'm intrigued by it too! I've never had batches of fry occur like this before ... You're right though... whatever happens will have to grow them up a bit and see what they are ... they deserve it after all they've possibly been through... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilchard Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Could they be kilifish, have the plants been from abroad, most cultivated species would hatch in a couple of days so they seem to be long term eggs?? Or wild collected stuff?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted September 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 They don't look like killifish but then I've never grown them to know much about them... Mike would be able to say though for sure.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlc33 Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Wow... More free fish. I need to buy more plants. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killimike Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 I think most plants would have come from farms without fish in the growing ponds, hence picked up eggs in the LFS, but hard to say. I don't think plants are imported in ways that would allow fish eggs in. Could well be a danio or tetra, doesn't look too much like a killi. But really I have no idea! See what they look like in a few more weeks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted September 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 LOL @ Tracey.... lucky dip... buy a plant get some free fish! That's part of the mystery Mike... the fish shop has no fish in their plant display... and I have no fish that look like those fry.... I did spot a few white spots on the glass of the tank they came from though... keeping the fingers crossed they are a few cory eggs that didn't get eaten... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilchard Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 im annoyed all i get with plants are snails, maybe i should start a snail farm. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killimike Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Some people have all the luck hey! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted September 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 LOL @ Dean.... I'm battling infestations of those ramshorn snails.... one 4ft tank and one 2.5ft tank now cleaned up thanks to a school of clown loaches.... get a few and you'll be rid of the snails easily.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neffy Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 do u collect rainwater, it could of come from the sky (raining fish its true) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilchard Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 (edited) The loaches dont seem to like my salt and kh levels in the tangalykan tanks (tend to die alot) but the snails just keep on coming, they disrupt breeding too. and the best thing iv found is to go in when the night lights are on and collect them all from the surface every night and feed them to the oscars. Thers nothing like the Snap, Crackle & Pop of a few Ramshorns. LOL Edited September 27, 2009 by pilchard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted September 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Thats what you need! Trained oscars! I have clowns in my Malawi cichlid tank... best thing I ever did for the ramshorns in there... none left now but then I don't use salt in my tank.... My cichlids bred pretty well despite the number of snails... still do .... just took 20 babies off a cobalt blue zeb tonight so she would start eating again (babies were about 12mm long - way overdue). Have you tried a little bit of copper sulphate? I use a really weak solution to dip plants into just incase snails are on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbzy81 Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Gee, the only freebie I ever get with my plants is the occassional random snail. Oh except the time I had a freebie mosquito fish in my bag of duck weed from the MBG. That's not the kind surprise I was after though. I want mystery fish! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilchard Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Thats what you need! Trained oscars! I have clowns in my Malawi cichlid tank... best thing I ever did for the ramshorns in there... none left now but then I don't use salt in my tank.... My cichlids bred pretty well despite the number of snails... still do .... just took 20 babies off a cobalt blue zeb tonight so she would start eating again (babies were about 12mm long - way overdue). Have you tried a little bit of copper sulphate? I use a really weak solution to dip plants into just incase snails are on them. Will try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted September 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 lol bubbzy! Everyone should have the right to mystery fish! Lets start a petition to LFS's all over the country... free mystery fish eggs stuck on every plant sold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbzy81 Posted September 27, 2009 Report Share Posted September 27, 2009 Here here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted October 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2009 OK Mystery solved.... Finally they are big enough to see a black dot at the base of the tail fin.... 4 rosy barbs!!! Why couldn't they have turned out to be something I don't have! Oh well... into the pond with them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninoid12 Posted October 13, 2009 Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 hey thats still cool Still wonder how they got there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbites Posted October 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2009 want them Nina? I have plenty! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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