Re: Moving Fish to another Tank

[Wright Huntley <jwwiii at pacbell_net>]

Hi Tom, from here in sunny CA.

I have even had Neon Tetra and Apisto eggs hatch in water above 450 ppm, 
so I would not count on tds as a very good birth-control method. IMHO, 
there are too many other variables.

Can you just leave the tank, or even add new fish, but catch all babies 
(if any) about a month from now? [Feed them to Oscar or Kenmore to be sure 
they don't get mixed with anything.]

Wright

The Cooks wrote:
> HI All,
> 
> Tom Cook here in frigid Cincinnati.  I am moving some juvenile
> Aphyosemion elberti that have started to sex out into a larger tank to
> make room for another batch of elberti from a different location. The
> water is aged tap at approx. 300ppm TDS. My question is: Do I have to
> worry about eggs in the plants hatching and mixing up  my strains, or
> will the high TDS prevent ANY eggs from hatching?  I would rather not
> move the plants if I can be assured that they will not mix up my
> separate strains.
> 
> Thanks,
> Tom Cook
> AKA #6697, GCKA
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