Feeding

[TheSims3Dude]

'Ello!

I haven endler fry (about 40) that are between newborn and 1 1/2 months old, how often should I be feeding them?
Like 4-6 times a day? or more? Less?

EDIT:
They were in my dad's tank, but he only fed his fish twice daily, so the babies are still kinda small,
I put them in my 10 gallon, then when their about 1 inch or so I'm gonna sell them, that's why I'm wondering how often to feed, so they can get the proper nutrition and growth!

 

[ewooten78]

I have a 10 gal fry tank and I feed mine two times a day I crush flakes and dump a few in. I have molly fry, platy fry, and guppy fry. They seem to be doing well on that feeding schedule (i'm planning on selling mine too when they get older.

 

[TheSims3Dude]

Okay! Thanks!
I really appreciate it!

 

[5teady_2012]

Fry should be fed between 3-6 times a day, crushed flake, crushed pellets, crushed protien foods, and after a few weeks, (depending on your bloodworm) you can give them bloodworm, the bloodworm i get are really tiny and thin and the fry can eat them no probs... another thing you can do is gt frozen bloodworms, daphnia, brineshrimp and grate a tiny bit of it and add it to the fry tank.

Only feed live and frozen foods as a treat though.

Waterchanges also promotes growth.

 

[TheSims3Dude]

Okay! So if I do a water change 2 times a week, will that be ok? I also have 3 adult platies in there, the water change won't hurt them right? (if I do it twice a week) I usually just do a 15% or so water change,..

 

[5teady_2012]

Wont hurt them at all

 

[TheSims3Dude]

Kay!

That's good to hear! I'm not sure if you read my other post, but my two female platys are pregnant too, so I guess some feeding a couple times a day with the fry won't hurt em, (just make sure they don't get too big!) lol
My male platy and two females don't even bother the endler fry, I thought for sure some would get eaten, but I see them swimming right in front of the platies, and they don't even try to eat 'em!