Raising Flowerhorn Fry

[cardinal]

Hello,

My cousin gave me 6 FH fry from his last batch, they come from a great looking male FH and nice female RD.

I have them in a 10 gal tank for 1 week so far with 80-82' temp, they are about 3 weeks old. Eating 2-3 times a day.

Any advice on water changes and feeding is appreciated

 

[Nabbig2]

water changes 2-4 times a day, feed brine shrimp nauplii

 

[cassharper]

water changes 2-4 times/day for 3 week old fry? That isn't a bad idea, but IMO it's a bit overkill. The first 2 weeks I do daily to bi-daily then twice a week for a while then after about a month they are good on once a week.

BBS (baby brine shrimp), infusoria, microworms. Infusoria is easy to make: Take a glass of water, add some 1) crushed lettuce or 2) rabbit poop (it's almost pure timothy hay) and leave it in the sunlight (moderate) for a day or 2. When the water turns green syphon off some of the water only and add it to tank... they love it! For the first month these 2 things are the only thing I use on any of my fry, then I adjust it after that depending on species.

 

[deepblue101]

they eat poo?

 

[cassharper]

no, the poo in a glass of water makes prime conditions for infusoria. syphon off only the water once it turns a light green.