Fantail fry
I noticed my fish were spawning & I rescued a bit of pond weed with some eggs attached & brought them inside in a one foot tank with some of the pond water. A few hatched 2 days ago. They are very small & swim erratically & attach themselves to the glass on the side of the tank. What can I expect in the next few days, & what & when do I need to feed them as it would be nice if a few of them got to grow up rather than just die. I'm quite OK with livebearer babies in my tropical tank but these a SO small! HELP! Thanks in advance to all you folks who know all about it. BTW I live in Sydney, OZ & it is spring right now & fairly cool, but it can also get very hot. Thanks Pat |
I've raised koi, tropical egg-layers and live-bearers, and mouth-brooding
cichlids. Egg layers of any type can be the easiest because they can live on their yolk sak for the first few days. After that, you need a fine powder food that they can eat. Don't know about down-under, but here in the states we have several varieties of commercially available powder foods. Also, a good sponge filter can't be setup in their tank and they will eventually be able to pick off 'things' from the filter. However, if you have fry now, the sponge won't help you much because it takes time to become beneficial. -- G.D.Smith Harpers Ferry, WV FOR SALE: 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK350 http://ICanHelp56.homestead.com/MB_SLK350_01.html "PatC" wrote in message ... I noticed my fish were spawning & I rescued a bit of pond weed with some eggs attached & brought them inside in a one foot tank with some of the pond water. A few hatched 2 days ago. They are very small & swim erratically & attach themselves to the glass on the side of the tank. What can I expect in the next few days, & what & when do I need to feed them as it would be nice if a few of them got to grow up rather than just die. I'm quite OK with livebearer babies in my tropical tank but these a SO small! HELP! Thanks in advance to all you folks who know all about it. BTW I live in Sydney, OZ & it is spring right now & fairly cool, but it can also get very hot. Thanks Pat |
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