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    Default When to remove wrigglers ?

    I have 2 batches of eggs/wrigglers that I have taken from parents. They are on plastic pipe in a jug of tank water with meth blue. At what stage do I move them to the rearing container ? Do I wait until they are free swimming or collect them from the pipe with a turkey blaster?
    Advice would be much appreciated.

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    Default Re: When to remove wrigglers ?

    Pour the whole batch when free swimming into your
    rearing container, take out all the fungus egg and
    any dead fry then refill container and start feeding
    formula or bbs.

    Cliff

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    Thanks Cliff, I moved them yesterday but they're all still in clumps so looks like I moved them too early. I have another batch just hatching so I'll try your method.

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    Default Re: When to remove wrigglers ?

    What was your reasoning behind taking them off the parents?

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    Default Re: When to remove wrigglers ?

    HI Shaun, I was not getting good batches when left with parents. Either fungus or eaten by parents. I have 3 batches now with parents but none look like being a decent hatch.

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    Default Re: When to remove wrigglers ?

    IMG_0435.jpg this is my rearing box with egg yolk mix on a sponge filter base does all look ok ?

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    Default Re: When to remove wrigglers ?

    Check if their stomachs are yellow then you will know that they are eating the yolk. If they were eating
    the yolk its probably time to start feeding the bbs.

    Cliff

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    Default Re: When to remove wrigglers ?

    HI Cliff, they didn't seem to be eating the yolk, but I was also feeding brine shrimp. I would say about 2/3 have red bellies the other1/3 hadn't been feeding and are now dying off. The fry from the golden pair looked smaller and were not feeding so I've fostered them with a pair of Cobalts that have reared fry before. I've just ordered some Golden Pearls fry food, have you heard of it ? Think it's from the U.S.

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    Default Re: When to remove wrigglers ?

    I have used Golden Pearl's before but it didn't seem
    that the fry were interested maybe you will have better luck. I use
    made by OSI.

    Cliff

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    I don't rate here but I can tell you not much value in golden pearls, try daphnia or blackworm powder. Thanks Jeanne

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    Default Re: When to remove wrigglers ?

    I've got one batch to nearly a week free swimming, some more golden at wrigglers stage so I think I'll have to give the yolk another try. Maybe on its own with no brine shrimp this time so that they're not distracted from it.

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