Question About Feeding Fry

shelaghfishface · Apr 19, 2008

when i had my last batch i feed them flakes that i sat for about 20 mins crunching up,i did try to use liquifry a bit later on but they wernt interseted so stuck with the flakes,they are soing well on it and growing like mad,everytime they see me they gather at the feeding hatch

anyway i had new fry yesterday and want to feed them liquifry, i have fed them twice now with it and added some crumbs of flakes too, when i add the liquifry it hits the water and dissolves, i cant see how they would eat that

? the bottle is 3 months old and has been used before.so should i use this or stick to what i know, i have some microworms to when should i use these??

shelagh xxx

Piltdownpaul · Apr 19, 2008

I've never had fish not taking liquifry-it never lasts that long in my place to get old-but i dont use it that much anyway-i tend to crush flake up really small for my fry and it seems to do the job but theyd probably grow quicker on liquifry. (i think it is protein full). It is hard to see the fish eating liquifry as it disappears quick but meaybe they eat microscopic amounts....

Colin_T · Apr 19, 2008

To use liquid fry foods you must add some of the liquid to a small container (phial) of tank water. Stir or shake it up until it dissolves and the water goes milky cloudy. Then pour it into the tank. The cloud of food will disperse through the water and the fry pick up the minute particles.
The food also encourages the growth of infusoria in the tank water and the fry will feed on this too.
You should shake up the container of liquid food before using it. This helps mix the ingredients and gives a better food.

You can feed microworms to baby livebearer fry as soon as they are swimming. If the fry are from egg layers then they can be fed microworms when about 2 weeks old.

shelaghfishface · Apr 19, 2008

brilliant, thanks ever so much colin_T

Tolak · Apr 19, 2008

If you have a coffee grinder run some flake through that. I have angels hitting on it at two weeks, platy fry from day one.

shelaghfishface · Apr 19, 2008

lol thats a good use for a grinder.. not that i have one

(so back of a spoon and dish for me then)
thanks ,great idea

shelagh xxx

BigC · Apr 20, 2008

What are you feeding shelagh.

shelaghfishface · Apr 20, 2008

ooops sorry they are platy fry

5teady_2012 · Apr 20, 2008

Hi shel,

If you have liquifry, when putting a drop or 2 in to the tanks blow on the surface of the water and you will se it all spread nicely..

Crush some flake up using a blander, or fill a jiffy bag half full and crush it all up with ya hands...

The microworms are only any good for the first week of thier lives hun..

Have you not recieved that food i sent you yet?

shelaghfishface · Apr 20, 2008

thanx wayne, no it hasnt arrived yet, but im sure its on the way, think i may have sussed out the liquifry now as i did as someone suggested ( colin) and put some in tank water,shook it and poured it in, they seem to go mad with it so i hope its ok, i have also added some tiny flakes as well, which is what we did last time,so fingers crossed they will be little fatties in no time-seem to remeber being very worried about feeding them last time, but as a first time fish mum, think i was just being over cautious, anyway failing the above ill call them a takeaway

FiSh123FiSh · Apr 20, 2008

I don't give my fry anything and they seem to live quite well hiding away in the plants.

Colin_T · Apr 21, 2008

they will be feeding off the infusoria & algae living in and around the plants.

shelaghfishface · Apr 22, 2008

5teady said:
Hi shel,

If you have liquifry, when putting a drop or 2 in to the tanks blow on the surface of the water and you will se it all spread nicely..

Crush some flake up using a blander, or fill a jiffy bag half full and crush it all up with ya hands...

The microworms are only any good for the first week of thier lives hun..

Have you not recieved that food i sent you yet?

hi wayne, thanx for all your help as usuall, the food arrived today, many many thanx, ps i dont know if the little fry will get a look in as the older ones are loving it!!

shelagh xxxx