Making Fry Food - Aquarium Advice

itafx · 02-24-2007, 08:51 AM

I've been stymied by the suggestions to crush up flakes. There are always flakes mixed in that are too big for the fish and they get wasted and foul the tank. I finally tried running my crushed flakes through a dry fish net. The flakes that are<1mm go through and the bigger ones get caught in the net. Then I can crush those through the net too and, voila, food the fry can fit into their hungry little mouths!

Mosaic · 02-24-2007, 08:40 PM

Very ingenious. A lot of people strain the cooked egg yolk through mesh or fabric to ensure it's small enough for the fry.

An apple snail would have cleaned up the large flakes, btw.

itafx · 02-24-2007, 10:54 PM

I saw your other posts on apple snails too. They're sounding better and better.

MyCatsDrool · 02-24-2007, 11:18 PM

cyclop-eeze makes great fry food.

BillD · 02-25-2007, 04:21 PM

Feedin dry food to fry is hit and miss, at best. The best foods, if the fry are big enough, are newly hatched baby brine shrimp, and secondly, microworms, which aren't quite as good, but easier to culture.

itafx · 02-25-2007, 09:42 PM

I think if it was spring, I would try mosquito larvae. They are probably too big for newborns, but I have a Giant Diano about a month old that has reached 1/2 inch long and they are probably perfect for him.

triazole · 02-26-2007, 12:29 PM

i had great results with daphnia (frozen) and cyclop-eeze. but your way sounds fabulous.

02-24-2007, 08:51 AM	#1
itafx Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 402 Images: 12	Making Fry Food I've been stymied by the suggestions to crush up flakes. There are always flakes mixed in that are too big for the fish and they get wasted and foul the tank. I finally tried running my crushed flakes through a dry fish net. The flakes that are<1mm go through and the bigger ones get caught in the net. Then I can crush those through the net too and, voila, food the fry can fit into their hungry little mouths!

02-24-2007, 08:40 PM	#2
Mosaic Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 646 Images: 3	Very ingenious. A lot of people strain the cooked egg yolk through mesh or fabric to ensure it's small enough for the fry. An apple snail would have cleaned up the large flakes, btw. __________________ 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.

02-24-2007, 11:18 PM	#4
MyCatsDrool Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 857	cyclop-eeze makes great fry food. __________________ Watch our thread! A MyCatsDrool and Travis Simonson Joint Production....55 Tanganyikan Tank. It is hidden in the photography showcase. It is really my tank, but Trav is helping and we live next door from each other...so.... CCTV Has shut its doors. Off the air. 5.5 gal ADA rimless cube, fully planted, killifish breeder. coming soon to a forum near you. It's called Sex Panther, by Odeon. Illegal in 9 countries. Yep, it's made with bits of real panther, so you know it's good.

02-25-2007, 04:21 PM	#5
BillD Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Whitby, Ont,Canada Posts: 919	Feedin dry food to fry is hit and miss, at best. The best foods, if the fry are big enough, are newly hatched baby brine shrimp, and secondly, microworms, which aren't quite as good, but easier to culture. __________________ Join a fish club. Don't have one in your area? Start one.

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02-24-2007, 10:54 PM	#3
itafx Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 402 Images: 12	I saw your other posts on apple snails too. They're sounding better and better.

02-25-2007, 09:42 PM	#6
itafx Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 402 Images: 12	I think if it was spring, I would try mosquito larvae. They are probably too big for newborns, but I have a Giant Diano about a month old that has reached 1/2 inch long and they are probably perfect for him.

02-26-2007, 12:29 PM	#7
triazole Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 418	i had great results with daphnia (frozen) and cyclop-eeze. but your way sounds fabulous.

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