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Posted: **Fri May 20, 2005 9:36 pm**

What are the odds of baby CRS surviving in a 10 gallon planted with java, with 1 guppy, 2 cherry barbs, and some glow light tetras?

Posted: **Sat May 21, 2005 12:12 am**

very little i'm afraid

Posted: **Wed Jun 08, 2005 5:58 pm**

Well I'm glad to prove you wrong. I have counted about 8 youngsters. Probably there is more, since they like to hide. They seem to be big enough so the fish don't bother them.

Posted: **Wed Jun 08, 2005 6:32 pm**

why ask a question, if you are not really seeking an answer? if you have successes to share, please do them, but don't ask a redundant question. no one here has anything to prove, just experiences to share. please take your attitude elsewhere.

Posted: **Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:01 am**

I'm glad they've survived for you

. But, if you wanted a greater population of crytals, then you should remove any fish out of that tank. Also, your not there to monitor the tank 24/7, so you don't see what could be happening to the baby crystals. Just my 2 cents. Hopes this helps.

Posted: **Thu Jun 09, 2005 1:43 am**

Depends on how much java moss, really. With large masses of it, you should expect to see a decent amount of survival if water conditions are suitable. Surely some would become prey though, or at least be stressed or damaged by the occasional fish encounter.

Posted: **Thu Jun 09, 2005 9:10 am**

oops.... my bad. I didn't look at time/date stamp... Keder's response seemed facetious, so I responded in kind. My apologies to Keder and all.

Posted: **Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:00 pm**

Well, I can confirm my 5 neon tetras in my heavily planted 10 gallon got to 2/3 to 3/4 of my first batch of crystal red babies from three females. I actually caught one eating a baby crystal red shrimp. Sure, some survived(about a dozen), but more are lost. My tank is now shrimp only. On the other hand, the cherry red population was exploding regardless whether there were fish or not.

Posted: **Thu Jun 09, 2005 12:31 pm**

Fugly...I don't think Keder meant his statement in a bad way. If you notice, he/she posted the question on May 21st, so a lot of time has passed for his babies to hatch and grow up. He/she just came back (June 8th) to give an update on the situation. That's all...no bad feelings.

Mustafa

Posted: **Thu Jun 09, 2005 3:55 pm**

All I wanted to say is I'm happy to have some baby CRS.

Posted: **Thu Jun 09, 2005 4:34 pm**

That is some expensive fish food

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