raising fry

[SanfordD@liberty.issaquah.wednet.edu]

Hi all, this is in response to Simon's note about raising fry.
I have found that they grow faster and have fewer losses if allowed
to remain with the female for 3-4 weeks. I feed microworms and a
lot of baby brine shrimp, occasionally some finely powered flake.
If I use a 5 gal tank for spawning, then i remove the male when the
fry are free swimming, or he sometimes gets killed. In a 10 gal or
larger he seems to do ok, as long as he stays away from the fry.
The 15 L container with just an airstone, I think an established 
sponge filter, even a small one will make a lot of difference. I've
never had very much success in anything without filtration due to
ammonia build up, but I'm sure that I over feed.


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