I always use paramecium for my rams and other small fry to start off they dont die and foul the water I use them even if im feeding bbs so if there are any small fish (usually females) in the spawn they have a better chance Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Pon" <edpon@hotmail.com> To: <apisto@listbox.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 9:11 PM Subject: Re: ram fry, sigh > > > > >Teresa wrote: > > >Hey, with all these posts with my subject line, only one has, like you > >know, > >advice. Thanks Jerry, I will try the bbs today and maybe in a week, a > >little > >tank. I have a huge spawn of blue rams on a leaf but no container to try > >and > >hatch them in, these guys always eat their eggs, I never even see wigglers. > >Thanks again, Teresa > > > > > > Teresa--I can't recall which bbs are smallest, but bbs from different > locations (i.e. Argentina vs. San Francisco Bay vs. Salt Lake City) may > vary in the size. If you search the forums, you may be able to find a brine > shrimp which is smaller at hatch time. I've heard other people at my fish > club mention that their baby rams can't take baby brine shrimp when newborn. > In addition, bbs grow rapidly after hatching, so you might not wait too > long after hatching to use them. > > > Ed Pon > Milpitas, California 95035 > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Join the world's largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. > 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.