Tips on how to separate fries

[squid]

I have a trio of blue eyed brostlenose in a 35 gal tank which has been overrun by llants and algae. Looking for tips on how to separate the fries? Also should inseparate them? Or just leave them in there? I want to be able
To raise them.

Should
I transfer parents to another tank to breed?
Thisnis the tank they are currently in, i also have cories in this tank.

[Jobro]

You either separate them quite soon after hatching, before they leave the dad's cave or you better leave them in there. Catching them after they left the cave is a real pain.

[squid]

thanks, yup and my tank is really messy.

i just hope they get enough food.

would it be a good idea to transfer the parents to a more bare tank?

[Jobro]

If they breed and are healthy, I don't see reason to move the parents. You just need to place the caves in a way for you to see when they spawned, so you can pull the fry after they hatched, if needed.

[squid]

thanks! my problem right now is the tank is like a jungle I'm unable to see the cave.
I'll try to move it to a place i can see

[Jobro]

Why don't you remove some of the jungle? it will grow back again ;)

You might also need some more Waterchanges to minimize the algae grow in the future.

[dw1305]

Hi all,

thanks! my problem right now is the tank is like a jungle I'm unable to see the cave.
I'll try to move it to a place i can see

Why don't you remove some of the jungle? it will grow back again ;)

You might also need some more Waterchanges to minimize the algae grow in the future.

The floating plant isn't an algae, it is a vascular plant Utricularia gibba, it grows in my tanks, but never as thickly as that.

It has Ceratopteris thalictroides and Lemna minor embedded in it.

Edit: I've now seen the OP's other algae thread and posted on that.

cheers Darrel

[squid]

Thanks:) i have removed some floating plants but worried about siphoning to remove the algae from
The floor? Im afraid i might siphon fry by mistake

[SLIMESLAYER10]

siphon into buckets and slowly pour them out. have a net ready to catch the fry to.

[squid]

thanks guys!! haha my fries are 1-1.5 inches now.
was still not able to separate them .

[cichlidlife]

By the way the plural form of the word fry (as in the young fish) is fry, not fries.