Need help getting Cory fry on dry food

EDGE · Post by **EDGE** » 03 Nov 2004, 02:13

The fry I have would not go near the dry fishfood. Do I have to starve them until they are willing to take the dry food?

Post by **corybreed** » 03 Nov 2004, 03:20

I have no problem getting Cory fry to eat pelleted food such as Tabimin. How old are your fry?

Graeme · Post by **Graeme** » 03 Nov 2004, 03:34

Do you have to have them eating dry foods? And starve them!

Graeme.

EDGE · Post by **EDGE** » 03 Nov 2004, 05:13

give or take 10-14 days for the 3 months mark for the first 2 fry. +7 days for the next batch of 4 and another +7 for the next batch of 2.

These are the first 3 spawning from a just mature female.

They are sterbai fry. Kind of small. the first batch is around 1/2-5/8"

I tried feeding dry food for fry, but they won't touch it. I will switch to tetra tabimin and see if they will eat it.

Thanks.

Update: fry are not eating tabimin either.

fishnut2 · Post by **fishnut2** » 04 Nov 2004, 11:42

Edge,
Try freeze-dried cyclops-eeze if you insist on using dry foods. The frozen is better as it sinks to the bottom.

Alan_au · Post by **Alan_au** » 07 Nov 2004, 15:37

At around the three month mark I would have expected starbai to a lot bigger than that.

I can get most cory fry eating HBH Krill (Soft & Moist) at 3 to 4 weeks no problems.

Alan

EDGE · Post by **EDGE** » 08 Nov 2004, 03:58

They are stuck on microworm. 3 times a day. I cant get them to take on tabimin, and I dont have another source of livefood for another week.

They were also grown in room temp of 70f. they are now in a 76f tank.