Re: Feeding Microworms to fry?

[ruddigar@home.com]

Decapsulated bs cysts are actually better for fry because they have a
higher energy content.  Because no energy is used by the bbs in hatching
(which takes *A LOT* of energy), the fry will grow faster than fry fed
on bbs.

Jason Miller
Sherwood Park, AB

IDMiamiBob@aol.com wrote:
> 
> 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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