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feeding endler fry?

Discussion in 'Livebearer Fish' started by NoctuVide, Jan 28, 2009.

  1. NoctuVide

    NoctuVide Thread Starter Member

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    When should you start feeding the fry? My endler just gave birth.
     
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    Re: feeding fry

    i think endlers are liver bearer so i think you can feed them crushed flakes right away im not sure u can check with anothy good luck nice looking fishes
     
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    Re: feeding fry

    I always describe what I do as "powdered flake", specifically spirulina. Spirulina is high is protein which is excellent for the fry. Put some spirulina into a ziplock baggy and crush it between your fingers until you cannot get it any smaller. The adults will eat it as well.
     
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    Re: feeding fry

    I feed all, adults and fry, of my endlers crushed flake. To me with the endlers being so tiny it is easier for them to eat crushed than the larger flakes.
     
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    Re: feeding fry

    I do crushed flakes for my fry (or powdered as Anthony says by rubbing it between my fingers until it becomes very fine powdered)...also Hikari first bites are great-->Currently feeding it to guppy fry.
     
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  6. NoctuVide

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    Re: feeding fry

    I ended up picking up some hikari first bites today. I moved most of the fry to a fry net (plastic cube with a net around it) so that the other fish (including the mother) wouldn't eat them. I found a total of about 7. Two ended up dieing, but the others are doing well and swimming all around the net. I decided to use the fry net last minute because when I saw that she had given birth, she was going after one of the fry.
     
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    Re: feeding fry

    Yep, almost all fish will eat their young. Be careful with the first bite...a teensy tiny pinch goes a hell of a long way. I feed mine a teeny bit several times a day and they appear to be doing fantastic!
    Good Luck with yours.
    Ps. Some fish can suck the fry to the side of those mesh breeding nets ultimately killing them. I hang the 5-way Convalescent Fish Breeding Trap (Hagen) that can be viewed at aquariumguys on my tank. I use the bottom pinhole crate and place the v-section piece in the middle to firmly hold it down; and believe it or not...as tiny as guppy fry are-I have yet to see one escape between the side slats!
     
    MOD_Dawn, Jan 29, 2009
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