RE: feeding cacautoid fry?

[Tom Mroz <tmroz@art-inc.com>]

You could try microworms if you really need an alternative to BBS, though I 
don't think anything can beat newly hatched brine shrimp.  I would guess 
that frozen nauplii would be more expensive than hatching your own, even at 
the currently high cost for eggs.  Why would you not hatch your own?  Cost? 
 Mess? Other?

I have just started experimenting with some very fine foods that are not 
yet on the market.  Some of the finest samples I have are roughly on the 
order of nauplii size. I have not tried it on newly hatched fish, but it is 
consumed readily by 3-4 week olds.  I'll update the group when I have tried 
it on younger fish.

For the Group:  your thoughts on the commercial value of having a good 
quality, nauplii-sized food available to the hobbyist market would be 
appreciated.  What do you dislike about nauplii that might be served by the 
appropriate prepared food?

TOM