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[shelaghfishface]

fry... right i think i heard that the higher protein that they get the faster the growth rate, ok so liqufry 3 is what im using ( found in the past that 1,2 have no sig rate of growth even when the fish were in a huge tank)

i only noticed as i keep a cheap pot of food ( PETS AT HOME) on top of the tank in the kitchen - 1 preg platy in there
liquifry has 45% protien and the cheap stuff has 47%
nutrafin max has 44%


sooo what they gonna gro faster on?
giant guppy fry

 

[saltynay]

Clean water with really low nitrates so frequent changes, High oxygen levels, lots of food approx 5 feeds a day and raise the temp a bit to 28C. Promotes the babies to develop like they are on steroids, I don't bother with liquifry to much effort and brine shrimp and small daphnia are just as effective.

 

[shelaghfishface]

oh cheers mate thought i was invis there

temp is 76 (c???)
no filter,so water changes every day ( its in the kitchen so 5 min job)
i dont feed that often as it still seems to be floating the next time i look i do maybe 3, cant find daphina and last time i tried BS i totalled myself worrying

 

[saltynay]

Cleaner the water in the fry tank the faster they develop or so I have been told. I would do 20% water changes 2-3 times a day if you really want optimum conditions.76 is 24C you want around 82F. Daphnia can be found on ebay or modaz's shop, I could send you some but not sure how to package and postage cost probably would negate this

 

[shelaghfishface]

wow ok heater just gone up, as its warm anyway hope they wont notice the rise.

ill try 2-3 not sure that ill manage but i want them strong and healthy for no other reason than they are babies and its my job and pride
havent used a filter cos i always lose fry this way ( ot filters with tights on)have lost 1 so far that was in the breeding net

thanks saltnay ur a star

 

[saltynay]

thanks saltnay ur a star

This statement is very true

You could build a filter box I was telling someone to do it for some super sized triops but hopefully you will get the jist of the diagram.

 

[shelaghfishface]

arc at you

im 1000% that i dont need a filter at the moment, but if i do, ill get my glasses out x x x x

 

[minxfishy]

Try some decapsulated brine shrimp (FIND IT ON FLEABAY) cheap, lasts ages and good for them