Atitagain Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 It’s been so exciting harvesting BBS again here lately. It’s been a good while since I’ve needed to do so. I have made a couple random batches but I’ve got fry now so I “need” to do so. Wasn’t really ready for them to do so but these rainbow shiners have been spawning regularly and I’m having a blast raising a few fry to try and work out a good system. I’ll need more/ better infusoria type foods for when I go full tilt and try to breed a good mess of them. I got by with powdered repashy for their first couple of weeks now they are ready for some BBS. to me these are such tiny fry and translucent basically as well. So hard to see, at first I needed a magnifying glass to find them. (Disclaimer: I do have 50 year old eyes) In my breeder box I have a fry I caught with a turkey baster as soon as the spawning stopped/ took a break I suctioned the area lightly and placed all in the box, a couple weeks later a fry popped up I couldn’t believe it! Then a day or two later I seen a free swimming fry in the big tank so I got my turkey baster out and was able to collect 4 more fry of these only 1 survived now I have two. I still see free swimmers in big tank but I don’t bother them hoping they will make it. Before BBS⬇️ after ⬇️ 😊👀 I can now see them from across the room 10-ish feet. just sayin.🫣 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Folk Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Awesome!!! Rainbows are the best. Way to go!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nabokovfan87 Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 On 7/17/2022 at 4:38 PM, Atitagain said: Wasn’t really ready for them to do so but these rainbow shiners have been spawning regularly and I’m having a blast raising a few fry to try and work out a good system. @Cinnebuns Feels like you need to see this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnebuns Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 On 7/18/2022 at 12:16 AM, nabokovfan87 said: @Cinnebuns Feels like you need to see this thread! I just put in my order today for forktail or furcata. You are right tho that would have made me debate lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted July 18, 2022 Share Posted July 18, 2022 Congratulations. Sera micron is an ultra fine powered. I have good luck using that with my CPD fry. I’m also having great luck with microworms. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atitagain Posted July 18, 2022 Author Share Posted July 18, 2022 @Guppysnail thanks I will need to get some of both of these. Hopefully I will need a bunch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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