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pippofan
12-27-2007, 10:09 AM
I have some gourami fry, I don't know what to feed them, please help

Siamese Fighter 1
12-27-2007, 10:16 AM
I have some gourami fry, I don't know what to feed them, please help

congrats. infusoria or euglena (green water) IS THE STARTER FOOD. After they grow a bit, the fry love newly hatched shrimps. Since the little guys bob to the surface, microworms are not practical. They fall to the bottom too fast. All fry grow best when fed several times a day. Add snails to clean up any excess. Use an under gravel or sponge filter. Sponge filters also grow rotifers on their surface.

Dave66
12-27-2007, 10:18 AM
Goramy fry are tiny, and have to have tiny foods. Green (algae) water will work, as will infusoria. Both of these should have been prepared well in advance, as its at least a week to 10 days before the fry will be able to take baby brine shrimp. There are liquid foods available for egg-layer fry, but its difficult to know just how much to give. Your fry need 80 degrees, about five inches of water, and feeding 10 or 12 times a day. They also need scrupulously clean conditions. A light towards a spot in their tank will being the fry to the food.

Dave