Help unexpected cory fry!

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JHBROWNE
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Help unexpected cory fry!

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HELP!

I was stirring up my tank to clean it .....something shot across the bottom of the tank... it’s a fry a baby cory cat...what do I do can’t catch him he is fast and hides well...so cute I don’t want him to be someone’s dinner, don’t even know how old he is any sort of help would be great, Care approx age etc ...Clearly was expecting youngsters...I did place filers over my HOB intake tubes...
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ErikO
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Re: Help unexpected cory fry!

Post by ErikO »

What other fish are in the tank?
JHBROWNE
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Re: Help unexpected cory fry!

Post by JHBROWNE »

A variety of corys, a few tetras, one mystery snail and a juvenile bushy nose pleco
gossei
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Re: Help unexpected cory fry!

Post by gossei »

Let it ride. It'll be fine.

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Re: Help unexpected cory fry!

Post by Bas Pels »

It managed to get this big, indeed. Still you could add a handfull of filter pipes to the tank (on 1 spot) in order to give it a bit extra shelter
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