they are in their own tank. there is about 70 or so.. there are also some left in the tank with their parents.
this is my first batch of fry. i am feeding them crushed flakes. does anyone have any hints to help me
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they are in their own tank. there is about 70 or so.. there are also some left in the tank with their parents.
this is my first batch of fry. i am feeding them crushed flakes. does anyone have any hints to help me
looks like you got it down packed if they survived this long , try feeding some newly hatched brine shrimp or thawed out beef heart mashed up in little bits. what i do with the beefheart is put it in the mircowave for 10-15 seconds take it out and steer it up into small enough peices for the fry . it would work better with the parents cuz they chew it up and spit it back out in small enough pieces for the fry
thanks for the advice. i decided to take them out of the main take because a few of my HRPs were getting to close and saw them eat a few of the fry. they seem to be doing well in the tank they are staying huddled up in a ball. is that normal?
hard boil you an egg and get the yolk out and, with only the yolk ma**** up as fine as you can, you can use a spoon and keep mashing it untill it like a putty "ish". then u can take a lil pinch and feed to your fry. you can keep the pressed egg yolk in a sandwich baggie in the fridge and it will last for awhile. nice trick that was taught to me from a very good breeder
fry update. they are all swimming around and seem pretty happy and i always see them eating. The fry that are still with their parents look good as well but the ones i took out seem to be doing a little better. I have only seen about 3 dead in the separate tank so im pretty happy about that.