Raising Fry

[myusernameisgreat-aintit-]

hey guys i need some advice on the best way 2 raise fry properly, i have between 30-40 at the moment, mostly c.moori with a hand full of electra mbamba mixed in ( striped female 2 early and lost most of them, gutted), I am feeding crushed flake 2-3 times a day with 50% water changes twice a week, any info or advice would be great, cheers

 

[Duck and Dive]

Hi

Try feeding them proper fry food, its better for them. Oherwise you are doing fine!

 

[dthoffsett]

Here are some great articles on raising and feeding fry. Good luck!

[URL="http/www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/raising_fry.php"]http/www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/raising_fry.php[/URL]
[URL="http/www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/fry_food.php"]http/www.cichlid-forum.com/articles/fry_food.php[/URL]

 

[australia]

i always start my fry out with Frozen Brime Shrimp

they love it and its also very good for them!

 

[myusernameisgreat-aintit-]

Thanks guys, will try your food suggestions out, the articles realy helpful 2, was wondering about tank sizes if you could help, at the moment thet are kept in a small (1ftx1ft) tank, they are fine for now but dont know fast they will out grow this tank, i am the process of setting up a bigger tank for them but is there any hurry?

 

[australia]

Thanks guys, will try your food suggestions out, the articles realy helpful 2, was wondering about tank sizes if you could help, at the moment thet are kept in a small (1ftx1ft) tank, they are fine for now but dont know fast they will out grow this tank, i am the process of setting up a bigger tank for them but is there any hurry?

yes, they need atleast a 4 foot tank, they will grow realy slow otherwise