Need any idea to keep fry alive for 4-5 days

[Aniket]

I got betta fry yesterday and today they are freely swimming and they have yolk sac. And i lost all daphnia which i raised. And infusoria is still not produced in banana peels. So i dont have any idea to keep them alive except egg yolk. Im searching daphnia but can we keep them alive for 4-5 days because ill get bbs in those days.
Any idea will be helpful.

 

[FishGuest5123]

Get some Hikari First Bites. It’s a powder and they can eat it. I feed it instead if daphnia. Good luck and congratulations!

 

[Back in the fold]

Too late to help you but it's a good idea to always have a microworm culture going. But what Madam TFF (Deanasue) said about that powder is a good idea. Don't sprinkle it in dry. Put some in a very small container with tank water and shake it up good to soak it and then feed with an eye dropper. That allows you to direct the food to the fry. They will be OK until they've absorbed their yolk sac. Perhaps Colin could weigh in on this. He may have better ideas.

 

[Colin_T]

Betta & Gourami fry are too small to eat newly hatched brineshrimp, daphnia or microworms. They need green water, infusoria or boiled egg yolk. You can also buy powdered fry food for egg layers from pet shops but you might not be able to get to the shop just yet.

Instructions for using boiled egg yolk is below and is just as good as anything you buy from a shop. In fact most liquid fry foods from shops are made from boiled egg yolk.

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From my thread about culturing fry foods, see following link.
https://www.fishforums.net/threads/back-to-basics-when-breeding-fish.448304/


EMERGENCY FRY FOOD
Some fry like labyrinth fry (Bettas & Gouramis) and Iriatherina werneri are very small when they first hatch and need green water or infusoria. If you can't get these you can hard boil an egg. Remove the shell and white part. Push the yellow yolk through a handkerchief into a small container of dechlorinated water. Put the lid on the container and shake it up, then use an eye dropper to suck some of the egg yolk solution out and put it in the tank with the babies. Do this 3-5 times per day for the first 2 weeks then start adding newly hatched brineshrimp.

Boil another egg each day and make a new solution each day. Keep the solution in the fridge when not using it. Take the solution out of the fridge and let it warm up to room temperature for 10 minutes or so before using it in the fry tank.

Do regular partial water changes on the fry tank or have a small air operated sponge filter in it to keep the water clean. The egg yolk can cause ammonia levels to go up and without water changes or a filter the fry will die from polluted water.

 

[Aniket]

Betta & Gourami fry are too small to eat newly hatched brineshrimp, daphnia or microworms. They need green water, infusoria or boiled egg yolk. You can also buy powdered fry food for egg layers from pet shops but you might not be able to get to the shop just yet.

Instructions for using boiled egg yolk is below and is just as good as anything you buy from a shop. In fact most liquid fry foods from shops are made from boiled egg yolk.

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From my thread about culturing fry foods, see following link.
https://www.fishforums.net/threads/back-to-basics-when-breeding-fish.448304/


EMERGENCY FRY FOOD
Some fry like labyrinth fry (Bettas & Gouramis) and Iriatherina werneri are very small when they first hatch and need green water or infusoria. If you can't get these you can hard boil an egg. Remove the shell and white part. Push the yellow yolk through a handkerchief into a small container of dechlorinated water. Put the lid on the container and shake it up, then use an eye dropper to suck some of the egg yolk solution out and put it in the tank with the babies. Do this 3-5 times per day for the first 2 weeks then start adding newly hatched brineshrimp.

Boil another egg each day and make a new solution each day. Keep the solution in the fridge when not using it. Take the solution out of the fridge and let it warm up to room temperature for 10 minutes or so before using it in the fry tank.

Do regular partial water changes on the fry tank or have a small air operated sponge filter in it to keep the water clean. The egg yolk can cause ammonia levels to go up and without water changes or a filter the fry will die from polluted water.

I got bbs eggs today. How many hours they survive after hatching? and how often we should feed 1 spawn?
What amount?

 

[Colin_T]

You don't use baby brineshrimp for baby Bettas until the Betta fry are at least 2 weeks old.

The eggs are hatched in salt water and the brown egg shells will float or sink. The baby brineshrimp are orange in colour and gather near light.

Brineshrimp can survive in fresh water for a couple of hours but eventually die.
Brineshrimp can live in sea water permanently.

You feed the babies at least 3 times per day and 5 times a day is better.​

I use an eye dropper to suck out the baby brineshrimp and add a couple of drops to the tank with the baby fish. You can see the orange brineshrimp in the fish's stomach.

When the fish have eaten as much as they can, then add a few more drops of baby brineshrimp and the fish fry will eat them over the next hour or so.

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The same principle is used for boiled egg yolk. Feed them at least 3 times a day and add a small amount each time. Disperse it through the water and the fry will eat the small particles.

 

[Aniket]

You don't use baby brineshrimp for baby Bettas until the Betta fry are at least 2 weeks old.

The eggs are hatched in salt water and the brown egg shells will float or sink. The baby brineshrimp are orange in colour and gather near light.

Brineshrimp can survive in fresh water for a couple of hours but eventually die.
Brineshrimp can live in sea water permanently.

You feed the babies at least 3 times per day and 5 times a day is better.​

I use an eye dropper to suck out the baby brineshrimp and add a couple of drops to the tank with the baby fish. You can see the orange brineshrimp in the fish's stomach.

When the fish have eaten as much as they can, then add a few more drops of baby brineshrimp and the fish fry will eat them over the next hour or so.

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The same principle is used for boiled egg yolk. Feed them at least 3 times a day and add a small amount each time. Disperse it through the water and the fry will eat the small particles.

Last time i fed egg yolk and very few fry survived. And its hard to change water. Because fry comes out from tank with syphon

 

[Colin_T]

The baby fish are not able to eat newly hatched brineshrimp because they have small mouths and can't swallow the brineshrimp.

If you have a taller container (12-18 inches high) with the baby fish in, they should hang around the surface and you can syphon the water from the bottom of the tank. Otherwise syphon the water into a bucket and scoop the babies out with a small plastic cup and put them back in the main tank.

Use a piece of air line to syphon water out of the fry tank.

If you have an established filter (small air operated sponge filter) in the tank with the babies, it will keep the water clean and free of ammonia. Then you won't have to do water changes as often when feeding the egg yolk.

 

[finfayce]

I got betta fry yesterday and today they are freely swimming and they have yolk sac. And i lost all daphnia which i raised. And infusoria is still not produced in banana peels. So i dont have any idea to keep them alive except egg yolk. Im searching daphnia but can we keep them alive for 4-5 days because ill get bbs in those days.
Any idea will be helpful.

 

[finfayce]

hi
i have used a basket type item. it has netting on the bottom and all sides. it attaches to the side of the tank. water circulates through the netting and protects the fry from being eaten. got mine on Amazon but some pet some pet stores might have them.

 

[finfayce]

here’s a picture of the fry saver i use.