What to feed my platy fry and how to take care of it?

[eduguy]

What should i feed it and what size of tank should i go into? Does the tank have to be cycled?

 

[Calypso77]

You can buy first bites which is a powdered food for fry or you can crush flakes up to a fine powder I would do the first bites myself though, they are really cheap.

It's good if the tank is cycled but guess you could still try if it's not, just do a lot of water changes and don't add gravel to the fry tank they bury themselves in it. Feed them by dipping the end of a tooth pick in the tank water and then into the powdered food the in to their tanks. I would feed them very small amounts every 2-3 hours if possible. Some say to start feeding a couple hrs after born some say not in the first 24 hrs. I never had any issue's feeding mine after the first couple hrs.

 

[eduguy]

How much? How do they eat it?

 

[Calypso77]

Just dip the end of the wet tooth pick in the food lightly. They eat just like all fish eat, with their mouth.

 

[eduguy]

How long can they live without food? I can't get it out and it is probably not getting any food.

 

[Calypso77]

It might be eating what falls to the bottom. I would do your best to get him tho.