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Cichlid grow out fry tank

Italy592

Italy592

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Now I have a grow out 15 gallon tank fully loaded with heater, light, sponge filter, but no substrate !! I've had 4 pregnancy already all successful but now i chose to buy a tank and start putting the females in the tank and let them grow out there.

My question is I noticed fry don't eat the food as mch so it goes to the bottom and sits there I guess so should I put a substrate in the tank or leave it bare ao it's easier to clean the tank ???


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jonclark96

jonclark96

Past CCA President
I leave all my fry tanks with bare bottoms so that it is easy to get all the gunk out during water changes.
 
jonclark96

jonclark96

Past CCA President
Did you use a seeded filter or it the filter brand new? If you didn't use an established filter, you may be having a bacterial bloom.
 
verbal

verbal

CCA Members
The water doesn't help a ton in terms of transporting bacteria. Using tank water isn't a bad idea to reduce the acclimation, but you at least need to get some lilter gunk to get the bacteria from an established filter.
 
rsretep

rsretep

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if you are worried about fry going into the filter you can use a piece of filter foam or floss or even nylons to cover the intake
 
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