[iapetus]

Well, I still have a bunch of healthy swordtail fry on my hands!

Lessee:

2.5G - If you look at my signature, I now have 8. This isn't just because two of them died, although we did lose a couple in this tank. I took the largest of the fry that were in this tank and transferred them into the 29G, seeing as how the fry in that tank seem to do the best. But, I also replaced those two with more fry! Yep, Lauryn apparently dropped more fry! My fiancée thought she might still have been pregnant; I was so sure (I think I was in denial). I decided to leave these guys up to their own devices in the 29G. But, I couldn't help bringing a couple over into the smallest tank (), which now holds a couple of otocinclus in QT, as well.

10G - Situation normal here (except for a ghost shrimp that I think won't make it ). The swordtail fry in here (there are at least two, but I'm not sure there isn't a third -- they get lost in the hornwort) are noticeably redder than the rest. They're also getting more courageous. They take trips beyond the hornwort and all around the tank, apparently no longer afraid of my pristella tetras or my GBR.

29G - So, yep, now we've got a few more fry. I'm kinda shocked that only four weeks went between batches of fry. Apparently, Lauryn was pregnant with this batch when she dropped her first batch. The biggest of the fry is now ~0.75" long and clearly looks like mom. He's got a bright red fin with the red lateral streaks that his pineapple mother has. The ones that I transported from the 2.5G, while small, are holding their own; I suspect that they'll do well.