peppermints and whiptails ?

[pat williamson]

Hi I noticed a batch of peppermint eggs today . The only other fish in the tank is 2 x medium whiptails do you think they would pose any threat to the baby peps ?. I am thinking that they will probably be ok. What do you guys reckon regards Pat.

[shelly]

should be fine

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[pat williamson]

Thanks for the advice unfortunately the male Peppermint forced my hand as he kicked most of the eggs out of the log. So I gathered them into a fry saver , they are just out of the egg , only a small batch of about 20. Any ideas on what to feed them when the yolk sacks are all gone ?. Regards Pat

[shelly]

Zucchini + algae pellets

[pat williamson]

thx.

[shelly]

also add some drift wood for them to munch on

[YAL05T]

I grind up nls wafer until they are near 1cm, it seems to be easier for them to all get a share that way. I have also had better results when I added some waste from the males log (only when hatching from eggs away from the male). I believe that they ingest some bacteria from the waste materials that assist them with their mainly vego diet. Works for me.

Whiptails dont really present a threat to anything that moves, kicked eggs may get eaten but fry of all sizes are safe.

[pat williamson]

Thanks very much for the advice guys , I assume the feeding does not need to start until the yolk sacks are gone ?.

[shelly]

yes correct