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Feeding mbuna fry


luis

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I have a batch of saulosi that have been spat after 4 weeks of holding. When will they be able to eat something like NLS grow? I dropped some in the other day and they weren't really interested...

There is a coral rock in there from my main tank, I guess there would be a few microorganisms on that?

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Freshly hatched baby brine shrine usually entices fry to eat all that wiggling and bouncing around

Try not to over feed in general they will find food and eat

Congrats on the fry

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PS there are some good tips in here that I will keep in mind for next time.

As it happens I will be away for a week so I need something that will work well in an auto-feeder while I am away.

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  • 3 weeks later...

I had 2 fry stuck to the filter intake after returning from holidays and 1 more death the day after. Not sure exactly why, probably lack of water changes during my absence.

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Good question, the filter on this tank (really a hospital/QT tank as I don't normally keep fry) is not really the most adequate for the job. It's a small canister (Eden 501) and I've stuck a coarse sponge over the strainer to keep the fry from getting too close.

I considered getting a sponge filter but the advantage of this setup is that I can borrow bio media from my big canister and have an instantly cycled QT.

Fry were old so 0.8 to 1cm I would say, I think they can swim alright. I've seen a few hide under the sponge recently with no problems but the weaker fish might find it more challenging, possibly.

I think it's likely the smaller fish didn't manage to get at the food as they are also more shy and the food takes a while to sink.

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