Fish babies
After some research, I've narrowed down the fish in my vase to be feeder guppies. They're life-breeders (they don't lay eggs), so that helped narrow the scope of research somewhat. Most guppies have a fan tail, but apparently this is due to breeding. So the blokes in my tank are really the descendents of some lucky fish that ended in my mother-in-law's outdoor pots instead of a fish stomach.
Knowing the breed certainly helps understand the fish better. Guppies like clean water (slightly salted) and food pellets. Also moved the vase to a shady spot so there will be less algae - my money plant won't need so much sunlight anyway.
Yesterday afternoon after a trip to Ikea (needed more stuff for baby's room), I spotted 2 little specks darting about in the water - turned out to be 2 very small fry. I managed to scoop them out, then found a third one later (was it a later birth? did I miss it the first time?).
Previous experience shows that these guppies will eat their young (anything morsel-sized, I guess...) so we're taking measures. Now the three fish babies are seperated in another tank. Think I'll need to grind the pellets into smaller particles to feed the little ones...
Knowing the breed certainly helps understand the fish better. Guppies like clean water (slightly salted) and food pellets. Also moved the vase to a shady spot so there will be less algae - my money plant won't need so much sunlight anyway.
Yesterday afternoon after a trip to Ikea (needed more stuff for baby's room), I spotted 2 little specks darting about in the water - turned out to be 2 very small fry. I managed to scoop them out, then found a third one later (was it a later birth? did I miss it the first time?).
Previous experience shows that these guppies will eat their young (anything morsel-sized, I guess...) so we're taking measures. Now the three fish babies are seperated in another tank. Think I'll need to grind the pellets into smaller particles to feed the little ones...