Baby bowfin grow out thread

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Alright, after a long time of researching and fishing/collecting, I've finally got baby bowfin. I know the mortality rate of them are high, so I got lots. 15 in my 20 gallon long, and about 400 in my pond. Three very small injured ones I didn't spect to live already died. There are two more that I expect the same of. Most are about 3/4 of an inch long with a few being bigger. One is about two inches. They are on day three and are eating worms cut up in to mm long pieces. I raise the worms myself. I am also doing 35 percent water changes daily. I am currently building a 400 gallon pond for the ones in my tank. It will be done in late July. I will post updates every day, likely around 8:00 am. Pics are bad right now and will be uploaded soon.
 
on wit da pics
 
This is the only pic i have right now. I didnt want to turn the lights on this morning and stress them. Ill try and get better ones soon. This is just them on the way back from the lake in a cooler lol. 0518131526.jpg

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Not a great day today. Most are happily eating chopped worms and are growing really well. Today during a water change one of the larger one flipped out and had a heart attack or something. It just rolled over with its mouth agape. I do a water change everyday but I'm worried this will happen again. I got some more crappy pictures of them were you can see them a lot better than the last. I keep the lights out because I don't want to scare them and they move crazy fast and don't stop. Makes for bad pictures lol. Will post later tonight or early tomorrow.
 
They're bigger thAn I expected!
 
I know these pictures are terrible but they will get better as the bowfin get bigger and i can start turning on the lights. Plus these guys are constantly swimming and very fast.0521131628.jpg0521131643.jpg0521131643a.jpg

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0521131626a.jpg You can see the little guy eating a worm in the corner. All that mess on the bottom is cut worms. This was right when i put the food in so the others hadn't had a chance to eat all of it yet.

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Haha. How small did you think they were? These things are tiny. They are growing quick though.

i raise fry so when i hear small i hear 1/2 mm
 
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