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fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	the bettas and shrimp arived on the same day i looked in this morn, and saw that a few shrimp had swam up into the capsule of the hatchery, and, decided to check on the fry and...THERE HERE!!!!!!!! does a happy dance this timing couldent have been more perfect!!!! they dident take long the day befor yesterday around..i guess maybe 2-3:00 and i noticed that night the eggs had been layed.... i wasnt ancious for the hatching...so maybe thats why it dident take long WHOO HOO!!! goes to finish setting up the growout tank ok, maybe i getting ahead of myself.....maybe../:'
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
jasonpisani Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 5553 Kudos: 7215 Votes: 1024 Registered: 24-Feb-2003	Live Brine Shrimp is very good for yor Betta's. You can also feed them some Microworms for the first few days. http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/s8xi5heh/my_photos http://www.geocities.com/s8xi5heh/classic_blue.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/corydoras/ Member of the Malta Aquarist Society - 1970. http://www.maltaaquarist.com
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	i dont have micro worms, so im feeding with BBS now they r pro larve, im just waiting till they r free swimming stage, so they can eat
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i would never feed bbs so earliy. when the bettas are just hatched, they wont be able to eat the bbs untill they have been free swimming for around 4 days. powders, winger eels, microworms are better for bettas when they are just free swimming, if possible hold off on the bbs for a few days and go get plants and let them eat all the goodies from the plant water.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
fishyhelper288 Fish Guru Posts: 2161 Kudos: 1951 Votes: 137 Registered: 29-Feb-2004	i have 5 bulbs in there, and 2 plants of 1 species, 2 of another, and some floating water sprite (oh and some other plant) i also have green water in a 10 gallon, and some outside catching more rain water, ok, iwill feed the BBS to the guppy fry, and the minnow fry
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	the only reason i have heard(that i thought was good) for feeding young fry bbs as soon as there free swiming is to get: survial of the fitest. this is mainly for short tail plakats that will grow up to be winnig fighters.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:17


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