Ben P. Posted July 13, 2021 Posted July 13, 2021 (edited) Hi there everyone! I had my first Australian rainbow fry hatch yesterday and have a few questions about feeding them, and fry grow out in general. I have the fry floating on ziplock containers in my 55 to keep the temp, and was wondering what everyone has the best luck feeding them? I have sera micron that I have been feeding 3 times daily (that's what works with my work schedule, I know more would be great) but I can't tell if they are actually eating it or not. Also I took a bit of java moss out of a platy breeding tank, and upon putting it in the container with the fry, a bunch of small black things which I assume are insects came rushing out of it. They are about the size of the head part of the rainbow fry, and from a bit of research online, I think they may be seed shrimp? I just was shocked that with the stocking level and number of fry in that tank that a small creature like that would be able to survive and not be eaten! I'll try to upload a photo tonight, my photos I have are apparently too large of file size. I was wondering if these will eat or hurt my fry, and if they won't, are they a decent food source for the fry? Update: here is a link to the video of my fry and the small insects, any help would be appreciated! https://photos.app.goo.gl/mnfEiSucvTzYoA7ZA Thank you in advance! Ben Edited July 14, 2021 by Ben P. Added photo and video link
Ben P. Posted July 14, 2021 Author Posted July 14, 2021 Added photo and video link to help with insect identification
Randy Posted July 14, 2021 Posted July 14, 2021 (edited) @Ben P. I have used both Sera Micron and Golden Pearls as the first food for several types of rainbow fry. For Golden Pearls I follow Gary Lange's recommendation of 5-50 micron size. More recently, all my rainbows have been started on Sera Micron. After about ~2 weeks I find they are large enough to start feeding baby brine shrimp. Edit: I forgot to say congrats on the first hatch! Edited July 14, 2021 by Randy congrats!!
T. Payne Posted July 20, 2021 Posted July 20, 2021 I always put in a little java moss as well for any microfauna that is present. I feed hikari first bites and vinegar eels until the fry are large enough to take baby brine shrimp.
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