Re: Feeding Microworms to fry?

[IDMiamiBob@aol.com]

Cory writes:

> To that end, has anyone on the list tried decapsulated bs- I recently
>  purchased some and I am interested to know what peoples thoughts and
>  experiences are. So far my fish seem to like them, although they do not eat
>  unhatched cysts as fast as the hatched bs.
>  
I am using decapsulated BS eggs almost exclusively.  I currently have three 
coonsecutive hatches of A cacatuoides that were hatched in very algae-ridden 
tanks.  I left them with "Mom for varying amounts of time, and started 
feeding the de-cap on day 4.  They survived just fine on the nasties in the 
algae until then.  They have never seen live BBS, and are doing great.  
Growth is as good as or slightly better than when I used BBS.  For the first 
week of de-cap, I hold a pinch under the water and stir it in.  After that, I 
start sprinkling it on the surface and let the filter current slowly drive it 
in over time.  The fish will sometimes leave the bottom and hover at mid-tank 
for more than an hour, snatching at the de-cap as it sinks.  This allows for 
a longer feeding period, which I figure is closer to the way they eat in the 
wild.

Bob Dixon 


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