When To Change Food?

[naomilovesherfish]

when should i start giving my fry flake. i am currently feeding the only 1 i have liquifry, she is a week old.

thanks
naomi
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[nosoup4you]

You can switch to flake at any time as long as it is ground up finely enough.

 

[Colin_T]

As mentioned you can give them finely crushed up flake at any time, however, flake food has a low protein level and fry require a better diet. If you use a powdered fry food then it would be better than crushed flake. But for only one fish just use the flake you currently have. If you get more fry then invest in some decent fry food or start hatching brineshrimp eggs and feed the fry on the newly hatched shrimp.

 

[naomilovesherfish]

As mentioned you can give them finely crushed up flake at any time, however, flake food has a low protein level and fry require a better diet. If you use a powdered fry food then it would be better than crushed flake. But for only one fish just use the flake you currently have. If you get more fry then invest in some decent fry food or start hatching brineshrimp eggs and feed the fry on the newly hatched shrimp.

i have got another two female guppies which are pregnant,a balloon molly and platy so i will have a look for some good flake ready for these. thanks
naomi
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[OldMan47]

Naomi, small fry food is made that amounts to pellet food. You want to look for the nutritional content to be very high in protein and low in "ash". Your best fry food will be made with the primary ingredient being fish products such as fish meal. Another big plus for typical livebearer fry is spirulina. Many of our most common livebearers must have some vegetable protein in their diets.