Rob, Just give them clean water, frequent water changes (preferably not too hard and basic), and plenty of quality food. You definitely do not need an infusoria culture. A. cacatuoides fry can handle baby brine shrimp (frozen or live), and powdered & freeze-dried foods from the very start. I start my fry off with a mix of OSI's APR (I think they call it something different now), Cyclop-Eze, and live baby brine shrimp. Keep the fry tank at between 78-80ºF (25.5-26.5ºC) and you should get a good batch of Cockatoos with about even numbers of males & females. Mike Wise rob harrison wrote: > i am currently trying to raise some a. cacatoides fry. does anyone have any > good methods for doing this. i would greatly appreciate any info on food, > water changes and general routines, etc. also, what is an easy way to get an > infusoria culture going. i have heard that you can actually see the > infusoria. i have tried but could never see any. > rob harrison. > > _________________________________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. > For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, > email apisto-request@listbox.com. > Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the apistogramma mailing list, apisto@listbox.com. For instructions on how to subscribe or unsubscribe or get help, email apisto-request@listbox.com. Search http://altavista.digital.com for "Apistogramma Mailing List Archives"!