fry don't want to eat

[qwerty99]

HI, what can i do to solve the problem of fry not eating?
anyone?

Originally Posted by qwerty99

HI, what can i do to solve the problem of fry not eating?
anyone?

wat do u feed them?

Try Liquifry #1 (for egg-layer fries) or green water algae; most other fish food are too big to fit into the mouths of these tiny babies.

Don't overfeed (result: cloudy water due to excessive decaying food) and also don't have your breeding tank too clean (not enough micoorganisms for the fries). Throw in some plants (such as hornwort, water hyacinth, water lettuce) to balance the water chemistry and a pinch of finely chopped lettuce to start the microorganism growth for feeding the fries.

Note: My beta breeding tanks are natural with no aeration/pump/filter, and no water change; just topping up for water evaporation. Cover the tank with netting as the stagnant water encourages mosquito breeding as well.

How old are the fry?

[BettaFaNatiC]

wad u feed? if dry food then its becaz fry no like dry food... only take life n kicking 1... if u feeding boon n sometimes they come quite big... can try feed BBS for 1st 5 days

[SilverStallion]

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[qwerty99]

I feed microworm, just after I took out their father, but none ate the microworm

[BettaFaNatiC]

Originally Posted by SilverStallion

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v good job on the newbie guide

[weixiang80]

hi... actually when will the fries start to eat?

my last case , 7th day then i visibly see them eat
b4 that they will swim past the BBS , maybe curious look on the BBS but not eat them...

[betta_zoid87]

when the eggs are hatched,i add 2-3 drops of liquifry to the tank... when the fry hatched it clings on to the java moss... i think they are eating out the infusoria...