barnesy Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 G'day team. I've got a 3000ltr outdoor pond with about 15 white clouds and 200 sword tails. Plenty of hiding spaces in amongst the elodia, steady water temps etc but I don't seem to have any young clouds My swords are breeding like crazy. Do you think they would be eating the clouds eggs/young? Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Hey Barnsey, Absolutely, the swords will be eating the white cloud fry. WCMM fry are beyond tiny - barely visible to the eye when first appearing, and while they grow quick, they are swordtail food size for a while. The while clouds in my ponds bree like flies, but in addition to Elodea, I also use Riccia and Water Hyacinth. Try separating the minnows from the swords and see how you go... Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Slightly OT and a bit of a hijack, but would cherry shrimp eat WCMM fry and eggs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dobbin4 Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 andrew is dead right bet thoose swords are fat,,, lol batty ,,, yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batty Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnesy Posted May 5, 2011 Author Share Posted May 5, 2011 Thanks for the replies Does it make a difference that my WCMM are Golden WCMM? does it make them harder to breed? Ive taken them all out of the pond and put them into a standard 6 footer filled with weeds. lets see how they go now. Fingers crossed. I like these guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severum Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 Maybe try pond breeding, they'll overwinter... at least in Sydney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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