Re: ram fry, sigh

["Ed Pon" <edpon@hotmail.com>]

I'm not sure, but I thought I heard about a year ago that China also has 
brine shrimp eggs, but the hatch rate is poor.  I don't know how big the bbs 
are from the Chinese eggs.


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> I am new to the list, but not too long ago I saw a presentation by Al 
> Casrto,
> who broke down bbs. Apparently, there are 3 types of bbs eggs. The largest 
> is
> Utah, which is 3 times larger than San Francisco, which is 3 times larger
> than Southern Hemisphere eggs (the smallest). He was using these for tetra
> fry, which are, in general, pretty darn small-mouthed. I don't have any
> suggestions where to come across them, but I believe that they are pretty
> hard to find and expensive.
> I have found that Rams can usually take bbs of the SF type right away, if 
> you
> take care to harvest them in about 18 hours. In addition to (the other
> suggestion) Java Moss and general infusoria from a sponge filter that is
> already in the tank at mediocre levels, this can usually support the food
> requirements of Ram fry during the crucial first few days.    Neil
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Ed Pon
Milpitas, California 95035


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