Catching the Fry
Contents:
- Maybe not so strange
by wrisch/uclink4.berkeley.edu (Lisa Wrischnik) (Tue, 30 Sep 1997)
- RE: Blue light
by "Mark Westling" <westling/perceptech.com> (Mon, 13 Apr 1998)
- Pulling fry - Cheap Utensils
by Beverly Erlebacher <bae/cs.toronto.edu> ( Fri, 17 Jul 1998)
by wrisch/uclink4.berkeley.edu (Lisa Wrischnik)
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997
To: apisto/majordomo.pobox.com
Hi all,
>On 09/30/97 at 05:00 p, IDMiamiBob-at-AOL.COM said:
>
>>try 2 nets, using one net to chase the little guys into the other net.
and then Dave said:
>Or a net and a jar laid in the tank, and chase the fry into the jar
>with the net.
>
Good ideas. I have had luck with brine shrimp nets and have also used a net
to chase fry (or adults) into a clear plastic fish bag with good results -
wide opening and the little devils apparently can't see it (or sense it
with their lateral line system, or whatever.....).
Lisa
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by "Mark Westling" <westling/perceptech.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998
To: <apisto/majordomo.pobox.com>
I've done it but with using a small flashlight with a normal, clear lens.
In fact, this technique was extremely useful about two weeks ago when two
pair of young Bolivian rams spawned simultaneously in opposite corners of a
ten-gallon tank. I figured that catching the other inhabitants of the tank
would result in total chaos (as if there weren't enough already) but the low
light made it fast and painless. The other inhabitants included some very
active Notropis species--please, no embarrassing questions about why I was
keeping shiner minnows with Bolivian rams. :-) There was a large rock in the
middle of the tank that seemed effective in keeping the two sets of parents
away from each other, at least until the fry were free-swimming. Then I
siphoned out one set of fry and removed their parents, again at night.
I didn't know this trick had already been documented. I came up with it on
my own out of sheer desperation.
--Mark
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-apisto-at-listbox.com [mailto:owner-apisto-at-listbox.com]On
> Behalf Of Lilia Stepanova
> Sent: Sunday, April 12, 1998 10:32 PM
> To: apisto-at-majordomo.pobox.com
> Subject: Blue light
>
>
>
> Recently I was reading an old book on fish keeping and came across an
> interesting trick. I did not try it by myself yet, but guess it can be of
> considerable interest.
> So, the trick is about how to catch your fish without disrupting
> carefully build landscape. Is not it a familiar problem? It can
> be done in
> the dark room with tank lights off using blue light. Fish is not active
> in this light (does not see it?) and can be easily caught.
> I am going to try it next time I need it, if someone tries it before,
> please, let know if it works!
>
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by Beverly Erlebacher <bae/cs.toronto.edu>
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 1998
To: apisto/majordomo.pobox.com
> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 1998 12:23:12 -0400
> From: Stuart R Scott <scottyflag-at-enter.net>
>
> Most of you, at least in the US, have "Dollar Stores" of one type or another
> somewhere near us. They are an invaluable supplier of CHEAP aquarium supplies
> such as ...
> Also, free in my home, I find
> useful, cottage cheese, yogurt and other plastic containers. If any of you can
> think of other items or DIY uses for these or other items, please post to all of
> us.
>
> Scotty, doing my bit to hold down the cost of our addiction ! :-)
I, too, am known for being resourceful/thrifty/cheap this way.
My favorite fry-puller is made from a plastic soft drink bottle. Cut
off the top just below the level that the bottle becomes cylindrical.
Punch a hole in the side of the lower piece. Turn the top piece upside
down and push it into the lower piece. Voila, a mini-minnow trap.
Place it on its side in the tank, baited with something irresistible.
The small hole is to let the air out - there won't be much water
circulation, so you *must* check the trap every 10-15 minutes. I caught
86 3-4cm kribensis fry in less than half an hour in a heavily planted
tank using one of these traps baited with white worms. You can't beat
the price, either. :-)
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