Feeding Fry

[Arashi]

I have three fry currently living in my house. I have one Molly, who is about two weeks and two Swordtails who, I am guessing, are closer to six to eight weeks (I'm not sure on their age because I rescued them from my lfs). I have been feeding the Molly HBH Fry Bites, which is just a very fine powdered food, and the two Swords have been eating regular crushed flake.

Today I was feeding bloodworms to all of my adult fish, and I wondered if the fry could have some too. Since the Swords are in my divided 7.5 gallon tank with one of my bettas, they obviously got one or two and just loved them...they are still serching the bottom of the tank for more.

The Molly is in one of my 10 gallons with my adult Mollies and a betta, but is in a breeding net, so he couldn't get at any of the huge peices. I found a super tiny little piece, that was just like a shaving of a bloodworm, and I dropped it in his net. He loved it!

So I guess my question is, is it ok to give fry small treats like this once in a while or should they not be fed this kind of stuff till they get older?

 

[cometcattle]

I feed my fry bloodworms twice a week. My fry being 4 month old swords and almost 2 month old kribs.

I just got back from a lfs with a bag of live bloodworms that will be dinner for all my fish tonight.

I've heard that live or frozen food helps them grow faster and brings out their colors more.

 

[Sasha]

My fry in my 29 gallon eat bloodworms, brine shirmp and algae wafers ocassionally! They love them! Especially Susie my black molly . . . she loves those algae wafers!

 

[Arashi]

Thats wonderful news! Thanks cometcattle and Sasha.

My two Swords eat algae wafers too...I usually put a few in for the Otos and the little Swords just gobble 'em right up.

It's good to know that I can give my little babies a bit of a varied diet.

 

[balloon molly]

my baby mollie likes the hikary sinking wafer fopr bottom dwellers,also likes shrimp pellets

 

[jvis0606]

Yeah I have 7 Molly fry and I crushed flakes, blood worms and brine shrimp in a plastic ziplock bag as their food. Seems to be great for them, they love it. Can't imagine a varied diet would be bad.

 

[Arashi]

Well, the only reason I ask, is because I wasn't quite sure if their little digestive systems could handle all the different kinds of foods. But I guess they can.

Thanks everyone!

 

[bccromer]

So what would a good complete diet consists of for fry? I am about to start breeding guppies, but hate the powdered stuff cause there isn't a good way to measure. I would like to do brine shrimp, peas, and whatever else. Have read daphnia is good for fry too. Is that true?

Brad