hollyfish2000
Members
After recently finding about 10 baby ABNs in my fluval during a recent filter cleaning, I'm not a lot more careful about what I dump out during the rare times I actually open a filter. (Note to self: When your filter is covered with a layer of dust, it might be time to open it for a cleaning.)
Anyway, today opened the Fluval 405 on my mbuna tank -- where I'd previously had a baby synodontis lucippinis/petricola survive -- and peered in and -- was a tiny, maybe 1" long baby syno! Popped him in the tank. Now I need to open the 305 tomorrow, when I've got some more aged water as that intake is close to where I think the parents spawn and I'm betting there will be some there.
I'm a bit horrified to think that I've tossed out babies in the past. How often do babies -- and how long -- do they end up living in a filter?
Anyway, today opened the Fluval 405 on my mbuna tank -- where I'd previously had a baby synodontis lucippinis/petricola survive -- and peered in and -- was a tiny, maybe 1" long baby syno! Popped him in the tank. Now I need to open the 305 tomorrow, when I've got some more aged water as that intake is close to where I think the parents spawn and I'm betting there will be some there.
I'm a bit horrified to think that I've tossed out babies in the past. How often do babies -- and how long -- do they end up living in a filter?