Cichlid Peacock FRY, what and how to feed them

[mdawg75]

Is there anything I should do specially? I have been squeezing the 1mm pellets (NLS) but alot of the very small pellets (dust almost) floats on the top.

 

[HUKIT]

I feed NLS grow or grind the 1mm cichlid down smaller.

 

[mdawg75]

Thanks HUKIT ya Ive been just squeezing the pellets together so far. How much or how often should I feed them? Now I have another holding I think

 

[HUKIT]

I feed the fry 2-3 times per day with very small portions, that and every other day PWC's.

 

[mdawg75]

Thanks , Will do

 

[HUKIT]

Most healthy females will spawn every 45-60 days on average, with some even quicker so get used to fry.

 

[mdawg75]

 

[Oblivion]

i use the back of a spoon, and a bowl, and crush down NLS till its like a powder.

works best if you crush small amounts at a time and trasfer the powder to an empty nls container.

putting too many pellets in the bowl becomes harder to crush it all down evenly.

 

[mdawg75]

Thanks Oblivion that worked well last night. I first grinded a little flake (took forever) and then NLS mixed it and fed.

 

[rich6459]

Aww they're so cute. I have one little babe in my tank that was born about a month ago give or take a little.

 

[mdawg75]

WoW just one, is it all that survived or ?

 

[rich6459]

Yeah, there were two at one point. But I believe one of them got eaten.

 

[mdawg75]

Oh, IVe got 26 fry in my 10g (only had one die so far) and I think Im going to have to let the other one holding spit in the 55g and hope for the best.

 

[rich6459]

Good luck with that. How old are the fry now?

 

[toddnbecka]

I feed my fry tanks NLS Grow pellets and flakes, but the strays that stay in the main tanks grow just fine on the regular 1mm Cichlid pellets and flakes I feed the adults. I feed all my fish once daily.