Feeding Dwarf Gourami fry?

[wer34]

i know i feed the fry after they become free swimming (right now they are all still at the top in the bubblenest) but what do i feed the fry, i have plants in there for infusoria and i haev some liquid fry food. what else should i feed as they grow?

Nick

 

[yvez9]

microworms, vinegar eels, baby brine shrimp, egg yolk

 

[sylvia]

Start them off with soem liquid fry food (for egg layers right?) as this will help increase the amount of infusoria in the tank but also put in a little of any of the foods mentioned above. From the third day onwards (after they become free-swimming that is) most fry should be able to eat things larger than infusoria such as the microworms but may not be able to handle the BBS. Having said that, fry won't usualy eb able to eat microworms if your tank is not bare-bottomed so do keep this in mind. Oh and egg yolk is very messy so be careful not to cause any water quality issues. It's a good idea to do several water changes. Just syphon the water into a white or lightly colored bucket so you can spot any fry and return them to the tanka nd also make sure the water you replace is at the same temp. as that already in the tank (and also the same chemistry). Anyway, I realy posted to warn you to be careful with BBS and got sidetracked by all those other little details that came to mind . Though they are an excellent, highly nutricious food and deffinately reccomended, be extremely careful not get any shells in the tank where the fry might swallow them as this will result in death.