I would get them eating a week or two before the move. Veg flake food and a blanched lettuce leaf or cucumber. Something soft to start with. Be sparing with the flake until they are pouncing on it or it will go off and be wasted.
Good to know. I added some really small pieces of algae tabs in there today. I think a couple of them found it already, but not sure. I am going to try the lettuce thing tomorrow though. Thanks.
Throw a sliver of wood or two to the fry saver. They will suck on it and figure out what those sucky mouths of theirs are for, to clean food particles off surfaces, not just to hang on with.
Maybe I can break off a small piece of wood from some of the stuff in the tank. May try that tomorrow too.
When you move them, you might want to lower the water level a bit as you can top up with a bit more of parents water through the day and save a bit of waterchanging till the next day.
I thought that would help a bit, but was not sure. I will do that for sure. I have been holding off on the water change in that tank so I didn't mess with them too badly.
You may also need to turn the intensity of those airstones down a bit until the fry are strong enough to swim away from the current of it.
Those airstones are not permanent. That was just to keep the water from going stagnant. I am planning on a single air powered sponge filter in the tank, but the air pump is currently powering their little breeder box while the sponge cycles. That air pump is going with them when they move.
If you see any bits of parent poop airline syphone it out and add to the fry saver. They will eat it and develop the good belly bacteria they need to start breaking down food.
That little breeder box is catching some of the stuff from the tank, so I am sure there is some in there, but I will keep that in mind.
