3,895 answers about fish & aquatics
A healthy aquarium is a balanced one — water chemistry, filtration, stocking and feeding all work together, and most fish problems start with the water. This page gathers the fish and aquatics library of KinsLe Answers in one place, organized by topic for freshwater and saltwater keepers alike. Every answer is original, written by KinsLe, and tied to a real KinsLe feature.
297 answers in Young Pets — page 8 of 13
Baby leopard danios hatch from eggs scattered over the substrate, and the classic home method is a layer of marbles that lets eggs fall beyond the adults' reach. The fry cling to surfaces briefly, then take infusoria and powdered food before graduating quickly to baby brine shrimp and crushed flake in cool, clean,…
Baby lemon tetras hatch from eggs scattered through fine plants in soft water, and the fry need infusoria first, then baby brine shrimp, in a dim dedicated nursery away from their parents. Keep filtration to a gentle sponge, change water in small matched amounts, and raise the light gradually as the youngsters grow…
Baby kribensis are raised by both parents, who spawn in a cave and then lead their fry out on supervised grazing trips, marching them back to shelter at any alarm. The fry take baby brine shrimp and fine powdered food readily, so your jobs are a cave-rich tank floor, clean water, and moving youngsters on before the…
Baby honey gouramis hatch in a bubble nest tended by their father, and the fry need infusoria in warm, still water with a tight lid before they can take baby brine shrimp. Remove the female after spawning and the male once fry swim free, keep floating plants and gentle filtration, and feed little and often. KinsLe's…
Baby hillstream loaches need what the adults need, only cleaner: strong flow, high oxygen, cool water, and smooth stones carrying algae and biofilm for the fry to graze from their earliest days. Because hillstreams rarely breed at home, youngsters usually come from a fortunate mature river-style tank, and care means…
Baby gold barbs hatch from eggs scattered through plants, and they are among the hardier fry to raise: protect the eggs from the adults, then feed infusoria briefly before moving quickly to baby brine shrimp and crushed flake. Keep the nursery clean with gentle filtration and room-temperature to mildly warm water, and…
Baby glowlight tetras hatch from eggs scattered among fine plants in soft, dim water, and the fry need infusoria first, then baby brine shrimp, with very gentle handling throughout. Raise them in a dedicated darkened nursery, because both eggs and fry are sensitive and the parents eat what they find. Bring light and…
Baby ghost shrimp hatch as free-floating larvae rather than miniature shrimp, and in fresh water most drift, starve without microscopic plankton food, or are eaten and filtered away within days. Home care means keeping berried females comfortable in a mature, well-planted tank with a sponge filter, and, if you…
Baby firemouth cichlids are guarded by both parents, who lay eggs on a flat stone, move the young to pits, and escort the free-swimming brood around the tank floor. The fry take powdered food and baby brine shrimp readily, so your jobs are space, clean water, and protecting the rest of the tank from the parents'…
Baby espei rasboras come from eggs laid upside-down beneath broad leaves, and the fry are small enough to need infusoria and a mature planted tank's microfauna before baby brine shrimp. Keep them in soft, warm, dim water with gentle filtration and no larger tankmates, and expect the adults to eat eggs they can reach,…
Baby Endler's livebearers are born fully formed and swimming, so care is refreshingly direct: give the fry plant cover to escape hungry adults, feed crushed flake and baby brine shrimp several times a day, and keep the water clean and warm. Separate males and females young if you want to control numbers, because…
Baby ember tetras hatch from eggs scattered into moss and fine plants, and the fry are tiny enough to need infusoria and the microfauna of a mature planted tank before they can take baby brine shrimp. Keep them in a small, dim, densely planted nursery with no larger fish, soft clean water, and very gentle filtration.…
Baby dwarf rainbowfish hatch from eggs laid daily among fine plants, and the fry gather at the surface needing infusoria or liquid food first, then baby brine shrimp. Because the adults spawn a little every day and eat eggs and fry, either move mops to a nursery or accept a few survivors in a heavily planted tank.…
Baby discus feed directly from their parents at first: the fry attach to the adults' flanks and eat the nutritious mucus coating, so the pair and brood must stay together in warm, exceptionally clean water. Only after they are grazing the parents strongly do you add baby brine shrimp, and from then on the work is…
Baby convict cichlids are the easiest cichlid fry to raise and the hardest to rehome: both parents guard the free-swimming brood fiercely, the fry take powdered food and baby brine shrimp readily, and your real jobs are protecting tankmates from the parents and planning homes for very large numbers of youngsters. Keep…
Baby Congo tetras hatch from eggs scattered over plants or the substrate, and the fry need infusoria first, then baby brine shrimp and increasingly protein-rich food as they grow into large, active schoolers. Raise them in a spacious nursery with clean, gently flowing water, because cramped or dirty conditions stunt a…
Baby clown plecos need wood from their first days: the fry hide in caves and under driftwood and rasp at wood and biofilm as part of their diet, so a nursery without wood starves and exposes them. Keep them in a quiet tank with caves, dim light, and vegetable foods alongside the wood, with gentle filtration and clean…
Baby chili rasboras are some of the smallest fry you will ever raise: the eggs are scattered into leaf litter and moss in soft, acidic water, and the fry need a mature tank's microfauna plus infusoria for their first foods. Keep them in a dedicated, dim, heavily planted nano tank with no fish large enough to notice…
Baby celestial pearl danios hatch from eggs scattered into moss, and the main home-care job is stopping the adults eating them: use a thick moss bed or marbles so eggs fall out of reach, or move the moss to a nursery. The fry cling to surfaces at first, then need infusoria and powdered fry food before graduating to…
Baby cardinal tetras are among the most delicate fry in the hobby: the eggs and newly hatched fry are light-sensitive and need soft, acidic water kept dark, then microscopic food once they swim free. Raise them in a dedicated dim nursery away from all other fish, feed infusoria first and baby brine shrimp only when…
Baby bronze corydoras need a bare-based or fine-sand nursery, a gentle sponge filter, and sinking food they can find on the floor, because these little catfish live and feed at the bottom from their first free-swimming days. Move the sticky eggs away from the adults, hatch them in clean shallow water, and start with…
Baby Boeseman's rainbowfish start extremely small for such large adults: the eggs hatch into fry that need infusoria or liquid fry food first, then baby brine shrimp, in clean, well-oxygenated water with room to grow. Raise them in a separate nursery, because community fish eat both eggs and fry, and be patient, since…
Baby blue gouramis hatch in a bubble nest guarded by their father, and the fry are so small they need microscopic first foods in warm, still, shallow water before they can take baby brine shrimp. Remove the female after spawning and the male once the fry swim free, keep a tight lid so the air above the water stays…
Baby apistogrammas are raised best by their mother in a soft-water tank with caves and leaf litter: she leads the free-swimming fry in a tight group, and your job is frequent tiny meals of baby brine shrimp or fine fry food, gentle sponge filtration, and small regular water changes. Keep the father and other fish from…
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