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Hey, how did these guys turn out Al ? Also, could you share your early days feeding regime ?
Hi Damian,
Heres some pics I posted a short while ago in Pats thread ( sibling fish of mine)
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...5178ecb9_b.jpgIMGP1784
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...05c13de2_b.jpgIMGP1789
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...9abf3a3c_b.jpgIMGP1790
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...ba77f4dc_b.jpgIMGP1793
My wilds are treated like domestics, so the all get Freeze Dried blackworms. The fry when they are free swimming and attached to parents several days get baby brine shrimp several times aday.. Then they graduate to crushed flake, I use HBH brand, seafood lovers mix... and Freeze Dried Blackworm fines. I also introduce them to crushed Diskus Gold pellets and eventually mostly Freeze Dried Blackworms.
al
Those fish are beautiful, Al! Great job!
I wait several days after they attach.. sometimes as long as a week. I believe the feeding off the sides of the parents after freeswimming stimulates the parents slime cells to produce more slime which is needed when the fry are bigger and eating more..I also think it strengthens the parent fry bond and the bond between the parents. No proof of this ..its just what I believe from my experiences.Often I think we rush things.. rush to feed bbs..rush to feed other foods.I have to.wonder if all the rushing is part of why many novices see fry die offs after several weeks...
Al