Fry Question

[ilikebunnies311]

so my platy just had babies 2 days ago and i still have them in the breeding net becuase im scared that the other fish will eat them. should i take them out? she didnt have many only like 9 and she ate 4 of them. so should i take them out will they get eaten? im really nervous about that i really dont want to put them in danger.

 

[Jimb0b]

You can let them out when the fry won't fit into the biggest fish mouth in your tank.They should be ok in there for a while yet.Just keep feeding often and little and try to keep their net as clean as you can.

 

[ilikebunnies311]

k thanks! what kind of food do they prefer right now im just feeding them crushed flakes but i dont think they taking to it really

 

[Rafael Dilone]

k thanks! what kind of food do they prefer right now im just feeding them crushed flakes but i dont think they taking to it really

Well crush flakes is good but theres food specifically for fry out there. Here are some links to foods I commonly feed my fry.

http/www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod...amp;N=2004+6095

http/www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod...amp;N=2004+6095

Also here are some of the other baby fish(fry) foods.

http/www.drsfostersmith.com/product/NavR...4+6095&va=1

I used Hikari foods because they are among one of the best fish foods available out there. But they can be rather pricey.

 

[ilikebunnies311]

thanks! around here they actually dont have anything for little fry or brine shrimp for some reason. but thanks a lot!!!

 

[theotheragentm]

In the first couple days you may not see your fry eat. They have a little bit of leftover yolk sack. They will pick up on flakes if that is all you have.

 

[Rafael Dilone]

thanks! around here they actually dont have anything for little fry or brine shrimp for some reason. but thanks a lot!!!

Well if you live in the in the united states then you can order those foods via mail. But frozen foods they charge you a ridiculous amount of money to deliver since they have to package it in a special way so it can be delivered frozen. So I would only buy dry fish foods for the fry on those links I gave you. Its to bad they do not sell any of those foods around where you live.

 

[ilikebunnies311]

yeah it makes it difficult. but nothing i cant manage! lol yeah all my lfs really dont know crap about fish at all. i have tested them all. asked about fishless cycling they asked me whats that. its pretty bad. so all my advice i get here.

 

[Rafael Dilone]

yeah it makes it difficult. but nothing i cant manage! lol yeah all my lfs really dont know crap about fish at all. i have tested them all. asked about fishless cycling they asked me whats that. its pretty bad. so all my advice i get here.

Same here most of the fish store near where I live know nothing about fishes. You can ask them any basic question and they do not know the answer. They do not know how to sex any fish whatsoever. I have to go about 12 miles to go to my LFS. But at least that local fish store has a huge selection of fishes and has a very knowledgeable staff.