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martinh Fingerling Posts: 39 Kudos: 18 Votes: 3 Registered: 08-Apr-2006	i have 3 molly fry and want to know when i should switch from liquidfry food to flakes.they are 3 weeks old and twice today i crunched up some flakes and they ate them pretty quicklry also i know all about water changes in my tank but what do i do about the fishy poo in the breeder net...
Posted 31-May-2006 00:04
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i found it really messy to use that liquid fry food, but i did use crushed up flakes and the fry when after that.
Posted 31-May-2006 01:22
martinh Fingerling Posts: 39 Kudos: 18 Votes: 3 Registered: 08-Apr-2006	how long did it take your fry to grow enough to be safe in your main tank
Posted 31-May-2006 01:41
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i never do, my personal rule, never to let fry into tanks with adults, just remember that if you do, u are risking it, and if you feel the risk isn't worth it, than dont do it. but of course when they are bigger and cant be eatten than go ahead.
Posted 31-May-2006 01:46
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I never use liquid fry-food. Livebear fry are good-sized, especially at 3 weeks old. I put regular flake, spirulina, and freeze-dried bloodworms in a bag, crush until it's a fine powder, and that's fry-food I use a baster to do any cleaning in a breeder net. Growth-rate of fry depends on frequency of feedings, water quality, and water temperature. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 31-May-2006 01:57
martinh Fingerling Posts: 39 Kudos: 18 Votes: 3 Registered: 08-Apr-2006	what is baster my temp is 78 and quality is good i only feed flakes now and again but will up that if it's ok what do you reccomend
Posted 31-May-2006 02:03
martinh Fingerling Posts: 39 Kudos: 18 Votes: 3 Registered: 08-Apr-2006	sorry a baster stupid me was'nt thiking there
Posted 31-May-2006 02:09
martinh Fingerling Posts: 39 Kudos: 18 Votes: 3 Registered: 08-Apr-2006	how many times a day should i feed them
Posted 31-May-2006 02:17
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i usually feed my fish 1-2 times aday. but for fry 4 small meals.
Posted 31-May-2006 02:22
geminilyretail Fingerling Posts: 44 Kudos: 28 Votes: 7 Registered: 29-Dec-2005	my molly fry take very fine food at birth. i took alittle bit of each kind of food i have from alge disks to freeze dried blood worms and crushed them all up and i use that for feeding, they seem to love it.
Posted 06-Jun-2006 04:29
bettina the shark Small Fry Posts: 4 Kudos: 2 Votes: 0 Registered: 25-Nov-2006	er...liquid fry food?? Wot on earth is that?! Don't get it here in Scotland - not as far as i'm aware anyhoo - i feed all my fry on powdered fry-food. My mollie fry (a twenty-plus mixture of black and dalmations) are about a month old now (in a breeder tank) and have been eating flakes since a fortnight ago, and as of today, peas also. They went mad when the peas went in! Best wishes, Bettina
Posted 10-Dec-2006 00:51


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