Food for 3 week old Fry

[TURQ64]

Just purchase bbs eggs with a high hatch rate (90% is my choice).. not affiliated, but price wise, try Brine Shrimp Direct....I've not had a failure in shrimp hatching since sometime in the early 70's...a friend who will remain namelss had a relative try hatching decapsulated bbs...Peee-yeeew! (decapsulated are the way to go if a hatch hasn't happened and you are in a strain)
Too many people lately have been feeding, or worse, pulling the fry way too soon. At least that's my take.

bbs are very easy to keep going, if you de-mystify the little buggars..good luck

[JenTN]

Just purchase bbs eggs with a high hatch rate (90% is my choice).. not affiliated, but price wise, try Brine Shrimp Direct....I've not had a failure in shrimp hatching since sometime in the early 70's...a friend who will remain namelss had a relative try hatching decapsulated bbs...Peee-yeeew!

bbs are very easy to keep going, if you de-mystify the little buggars..good luck

Thanks...I will order online. The only ones my lfs carried were SFB brand and they said they hatch rate was around 75%...for me it was 0% lol. They said since SFB took over it has gone downhill :-(

[Riche_guy]

Thanks you guys for the help I can see this thread is turning into the brine shrimp is the better choice. Ok will do. Has anyone tried the upside down pop bottle BS setup??

[Riche_guy]

Ah ok. Coffee grinders are cheap and I found its better than smashing for me...I could get the bits and flakes to a powder like the first bites. Put it around the fry with a turkey baster.

I have one here, but the wife would MURDER me if I used it for fish food....

[Second Hand Pat]

I have one here, but the wife would MURDER me if I used it for fish food....

Buy her a new one

[JenTN]

Buy her a new one

+1 I just bought a cheap one for the sole purpose of fry food.

[deepflyball]

They should have been put on BBs there 4 th or 5th day of attachment. Jerry

[chaoslite]

Glad to see you are going with the live BBS.

Mishka

[TURQ64]

Buy her a new one

Heck, raffle HER off, and save a lot of cash, and use the same grinder....

[JenTN]

Heck, raffle HER off, and save a lot of cash, and use the same grinder....

Tee-hee. Have to say tho, divorce is mucho expensive- 1st hand experience

[TURQ64]

50.00 DYI divorce kits...leaves more fish money!

[Second Hand Pat]

50.00 DYI divorce kits...leaves more fish money!

Glad to see you "back in town"

[JenTN]

50.00 DYI divorce kits...leaves more fish money!

Lol

[JamesP]

I think just the opposite. Leave the fry with parents and don't even think about feeding bbs until at least a week. Take stay cleaner and the fry won't hurt parents and parents will supply enough slime. Best batch I ever raise was over 250 Tefe and I was in Hawaii when they attached and returned 10 days after free swimming and they were doing great. Parent were being fed live black worms by a neighbor girl.

They should have been put on BBs there 4 th or 5th day of attachment. Jerry

[Riche_guy]

I think just the opposite. Leave the fry with parents and don't even think about feeding bbs until at least a week. Take stay cleaner and the fry won't hurt parents and parents will supply enough slime. Best batch I ever raise was over 250 Tefe and I was in Hawaii when they attached and returned 10 days after free swimming and they were doing great. Parent were being fed live black worms by a neighbor girl.

I had to separate the young from the mom because with increase size came increase strength and they were starting to injure her. she has marks on the side of her body from being pick on.....