Re: Guppy Fry Tank
Many people use sponge or corner bubble-type filters when raising fry. I raise Guppy fry in a bare 5 gallon tank for the first 6 weeks and I have used submersible power filters for more than 3 years. I take the filter material out for the first week. Any fish that are sucked up in the filter will usually pass back out and learn a valuable lesson about swimming too close. I like dwarf cory cats in my newborn fry tanks. Larger varieties will eat the babies that linger near the bottom for too long. When I transfer them to 10 gallon tanks to grow out, then I used Bronze or Albino corys. ( Just my person favorites ) I do 30% water changes twice weekly on all of my tanks. By using corys, you have the option of breeding your own replacement "scavengers" if you happen to have a tank open that you won't be using for your Guppies. As for algae, I usually scrape my tanks twice a month to keep growth to a minimum.
Tony
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