Sasha
04-13-2012, 02:51 PM
I have a very small number of fry that just went free swimming 2 days ago in a dedicated tank with the parents. They attached beautifully and were feeding off of the parents seemingly without issue. But now a couple of them are off swimming on their own and exploring the top of the tank. Call me crazy, but it appears as if they are attempting to eat from the water's surface. There are two of them in the same corner of the tank. They hang out at the surface and then swim down a few inches and swim around, and then go back up to the surface. They are obviously really small, so I can't see their mouths that well, but I did not get the impression at all that they were in duress nor "gasping" for air at the surface.
Should I attempt to get them back down with the parents, or should I leave them be? Parents are still dark and other fry are eating from the slime coat.
Is this normal? Should I start to feed baby brine shrimp already?? I was not going to do that for another 2 days.
I am feeding the parents some frozen Hikari Spirulina Brine Shrimp (I thaw them in a small ramekin filled with tank water before feeding), and there are ton of tiny particles that are immersed in the water when I pour them in. Wonder if the fry can eat tiny bits of floating spirulina?
Should I attempt to get them back down with the parents, or should I leave them be? Parents are still dark and other fry are eating from the slime coat.
Is this normal? Should I start to feed baby brine shrimp already?? I was not going to do that for another 2 days.
I am feeding the parents some frozen Hikari Spirulina Brine Shrimp (I thaw them in a small ramekin filled with tank water before feeding), and there are ton of tiny particles that are immersed in the water when I pour them in. Wonder if the fry can eat tiny bits of floating spirulina?