Raising newly hatched fry

[BCherdingthefish]

After many, many unsuccessful spawns, I decided to pull this one. They're in a 2.5 gallon, temp about 81, with hydrogen peroxide as an anti fungal. There's only a couple dead eggs, and no fungus. They're due to hatch tonight!!! I'm beyond excited. For now I'll just do daily 50% water changes and after they're hatched, and once they're free swimming I'll move them to a 5 gallon.

I'm just having trouble finding information on feeding them. I want to do live foods like baby brine shrimp, but (long story short) that isn't going to be possible. Infusoria takes about a week...So, what can I feed them? What about liquid fry food?

Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks!


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[cichlidsickness]

I've used Hikari First Bites with fry before. They wont need to eat anything until they're free swimming. Once they get a little bigger I add some crushed flake food to their diet.

 

[fish042099]

x100 on the hikari 1st bites

 

[joe jaskot]

What type of fry? Boiled egg yolk can be fed to small fry. Squeeze a bit through a stocking.

 

[BCherdingthefish]

Sorry, I accidentally deleted the part that says they are German Blue Ram
Fry!


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[BCherdingthefish]

AquaticCommunity.com says that they'll be free swimming in about 5 days after hatching. Should they be fed the day they all become free swimming, or should I wait until the day after that?


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[BCherdingthefish]

Oh! And after they hatch, should I turn the rock so they fall to the bottom of the tank, so that they aren't by the 4 or 5 dead eggs? Or will they be fine?


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[BCherdingthefish]

Bump


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[probassfisher010]

German ram fry are extra small, and require such foods. For best results, infusoria, or first hatched bbs. You will have... Decent survival with first bites or another powdered food.


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[BCherdingthefish]

I have wigglers!



They are so tiny. A piece of dog hair somehow got in there(go figure, Border Collies are the worlds worst shredders)...And half the babies stuck themselves to it!

How many do you think that is? I am so bad at guesstimating.


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