OK ... my batch of (easily over) 100 fry is growing quite well ... though I did notice several dead fry yesterday on the bottom of the tank. The fry are approaching 1 month old. They are in a 10 gallon bare-bottomed tank with 2 4inch cube sponge filters. I feed live baby brine shrimp twice a day.
QUESTIONS
1) Should I modify the diet to feed so fry pellets (I have some very fine Biokiowa which I've brought up discus on; also have some pellets from Angelsplus), or is BBS still ok for a while?
2) When should I think about moving the group to larger quarters? I was hoping to get some more size on them and then split them up amoung the other discus, angelfish and gourami tanks I have
Thanks
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Firstly my questions.
1) Whats your location. Its no good if you are recomended something that you cannot get!
2) What size are the fry?
Answers.
1) I would add other foods, I don't know the foods you mention but I would use quality powdered flake and Crushed tablet foods, the addition of other live foods such as micro worm and sifted Daphnia would certainly benifit the fry. I also use liquidised earth worms soaked into powdered flake.
2) As long as partial water changes are made at least every other day I would say the fry should be OK where they are for another month. Personaly for the first 6-8 weeks I change 30-50% of the water in all my fry growing containers then move them into larger growing on tanks.
Ian
1) Whats your location. Its no good if you are recomended something that you cannot get!
2) What size are the fry?
Answers.
1) I would add other foods, I don't know the foods you mention but I would use quality powdered flake and Crushed tablet foods, the addition of other live foods such as micro worm and sifted Daphnia would certainly benifit the fry. I also use liquidised earth worms soaked into powdered flake.
2) As long as partial water changes are made at least every other day I would say the fry should be OK where they are for another month. Personaly for the first 6-8 weeks I change 30-50% of the water in all my fry growing containers then move them into larger growing on tanks.
Ian
