Best way of feeding fry - Aquarium Advice

Big Ben · 07-21-2006, 07:29 AM

I got about 100+ convict wigglers at the moment. What would be the best way of feeding them, and what brands of foods or ways of getting the food are good? I have no idea how to get brine shrimp for example.

Any advice on if i should move them now or wait a while would be apreciated, I have a 10 gal waiting for them. Thanks again

Oh and another question, the female was a pink convict and the male was a normal black and white, does anyone know if i'll get pink and normal convicts? or just one. thanks

Jarred Darque · 07-21-2006, 02:23 PM

well, you can pick up a brine shrimp hatchery kit at a pet store, I got mine at a LFS, thing chain stores would carry as well. not too expensive.

Also, some people powerder up egg yolk and give some of that to them. depending on size, powdered flake could work.

there is also infur..something

Lonewolfblue · 07-21-2006, 10:20 PM

If the fry is too small to eat fry food, then just boil up an egg, take out a little of the yolk and squish it in a cup of water til it's dissolved, then use an eye-dropper and add some near the fry. And if the fry are a little bigger, then Hikari makes a food called First Bites, which is what I'm feeding my fry now. Just try not to overfeed. Snails are good to have as well in a breeder tank after the eggs hatch and the wigglers become free-swimming, as the snails will eat the eggs and wigglers as well. So once they are swimming, then add a couple snails to clean up excess food that the fish doesn't eat.

Mosaic · 07-21-2006, 11:12 PM

Snails (especially the big apple snails) also produce infusoria, which is a great first food for little guys too.

Voodoo Chilli · 07-22-2006, 10:24 AM

Con fry are probably big enough to eat finely crushed flake; if not, I'm a big fan of Hikari First Bites.

IceH2O · 07-22-2006, 11:52 AM

I feed my convict fry Hikari First Bites, frozen BBS and then crushed flakes. The flakes I start after they get a week or 2 old.

I also notice they pick at algae a lot.

07-22-2006, 02:41 PM

I always fed my fry the higher protain foods at frist. The protain foods like egg yolk , live brine shrimp will help with growth nd health for there future.

fish_4_all · 07-23-2006, 12:48 PM

I use vinegar eels and grindal worms as well as crushed flake for all my fry.

07-21-2006, 07:29 AM	#1
Big Ben Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 245 Images: 7	Best way of feeding fry I got about 100+ convict wigglers at the moment. What would be the best way of feeding them, and what brands of foods or ways of getting the food are good? I have no idea how to get brine shrimp for example. Any advice on if i should move them now or wait a while would be apreciated, I have a 10 gal waiting for them. Thanks again Oh and another question, the female was a pink convict and the male was a normal black and white, does anyone know if i'll get pink and normal convicts? or just one. thanks

07-21-2006, 10:20 PM	#3
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,870 Images: 7	If the fry is too small to eat fry food, then just boil up an egg, take out a little of the yolk and squish it in a cup of water til it's dissolved, then use an eye-dropper and add some near the fry. And if the fry are a little bigger, then Hikari makes a food called First Bites, which is what I'm feeding my fry now. Just try not to overfeed. Snails are good to have as well in a breeder tank after the eggs hatch and the wigglers become free-swimming, as the snails will eat the eggs and wigglers as well. So once they are swimming, then add a couple snails to clean up excess food that the fish doesn't eat. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

07-21-2006, 11:12 PM	#4
Mosaic Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 646 Images: 3	Snails (especially the big apple snails) also produce infusoria, which is a great first food for little guys too. __________________ I just want my planted tanks to be perfect. Is that so much to ask? 55g: (Mostly) African riverine species: Alestes Chaperi, breeding pair of Kribs, and rhino pleco 30g: Newly established reef tank 10g: Planted but fishless 5g: Unplanted with various snail species 2.5g: Heavily planted with betta.

07-22-2006, 10:24 AM	#5
Voodoo Chilli Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Niota, TN Posts: 871 Images: 1	Con fry are probably big enough to eat finely crushed flake; if not, I'm a big fan of Hikari First Bites. __________________ Current species: Neolamprologus multifasciatus Lamprologus stappersi

07-22-2006, 11:52 AM	#6
IceH2O Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Rock Hill,SC Posts: 220	I feed my convict fry Hikari First Bites, frozen BBS and then crushed flakes. The flakes I start after they get a week or 2 old. I also notice they pick at algae a lot. __________________ click my info if you're that curious.

07-21-2006, 02:23 PM	#2
Jarred Darque Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 666	well, you can pick up a brine shrimp hatchery kit at a pet store, I got mine at a LFS, thing chain stores would carry as well. not too expensive. Also, some people powerder up egg yolk and give some of that to them. depending on size, powdered flake could work. there is also infur..something

07-22-2006, 02:41 PM	#7
Guest Posts: n/a	I always fed my fry the higher protain foods at frist. The protain foods like egg yolk , live brine shrimp will help with growth nd health for there future.

07-23-2006, 12:48 PM	#8
fish_4_all Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Aberdeen, WA Posts: 1,809 Images: 4	I use vinegar eels and grindal worms as well as crushed flake for all my fry.

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