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Having Fry when I am not home? | 9 comments (9 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)
First of all RELAX! (none / 0) (#3)
by Angelee on Mon Dec 15, 2003 at 04:53:45 PM PST

Yep, I'm a pot watcher, too.  I just can't help myself.  Incidentally, my astute 6 year old observed the other day "Mom, I just found out we're watching a fish's butt!(giggle)(giggle)"  Yeah, now I REALLY feel like a dork!  Thanks hon!  So, don't feel bad.  Mine usually go for the late at night when I'm sleeping or not watching them routine.  I only have one female that is an extrovert and likes everyone to watch her have the fry (if she was human the hubby would have the video camera and play by play ....you know).  Leave some floating plants near the top corners because this is where my babies hide and I find them. In the morning you can put them in their own tank.  Don't forget to float the bag in the new one!  
"The Rocky Mountain Gupster" ANGELEE


I'm sure Angelee meant to say float the bag, add a (none / 0) (#4)
by unclescott on Mon Dec 15, 2003 at 05:33:26 PM PST

little tank water from time to time and then dump all of the bag water through a net and down the drain. ;)

Actually, decant or drain a little of the water in the fish bag, set it in a quart pickle jar and add a little tank water. Watch a half hour TV show (like you've got time!) Decant a little more water. Double the water in the bag with tank water. Do the drain and add one more time, Then dump all of the bag water and add your fish to the tank or quarrantine tank.

Some "bugs" may still come in via the fish's skin or gut, but any disease innoculation from the shop will be much less.

Much of life is playing the odds. Always want to improve the odds for those I care about, even for the critters. :)

Oh and I'm so darn lazy, I use my fingers closed over the jar to drain it. (Don't try that with fry.) It's easier to wash hands than sterilize a net.

The jar can be left outside in the weather. This gives that little ledge on top of the brick work that odd character which tells the neighbors that a gonzo aquarist is active there. ;)

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