Butterfly

Water changes will help them grow faster. Fry put off pheremones which are growth inhibitors and along with keeping Ammonia, nitrites and Nitrates in line it will dilute the growth inhibitors.
Carol

dking271

Update 8/1 - Fry day 9

Thanks about the water changes, we have been doing 50% changes daily. We had a freshly hatched batch of BBS ready today, and it was the first time we saw the fry eating them. Its tough to tell exactly how many babies are in the tank as they move around, but my guess is that we have about 30 +/- down from between 40 and 50. At least twenty five have eaten the BBS. I only see about a half dozen that don't appear to have eaten them.

Butterfly

When angel fry eat the bbs you can look at them with a magnifying glass and see their tummys bulge and turn orange since freshly hatched bbs are orange. Check the Ram fry out and see if they are the same then share with us
50% water changes are good just thought I would share what I had read and seen to be true in my experience.
Carol

dking271

It is the same when the Rams eat the BBS. I see all but about five with stuffed orange stomachs. Tonight was the first time we actually had them eating the BBS. I feel much better now that I can see them eating. Up until now I could only assume they were getting their nutrients from the liquid fry food. I am confident that they will start to grow at a good pace now.

Butterfly

Thats really cool Thanks! I've been using vitachem in the water with my angel fry and I can really tell a difference in growth/survival rates from now and the past.
Carol

COBettaCouple

Yea, the vita-chem does seem to help them out a good bit. Such a beautiful pair, those will be stunning fry.

lilsoccakid

congrats!

i was in the same situation as you,, the corys ate the eggs a couple times from my pair, and really stressed the parents out. unfortunatly, none of the 150 fry per batch (about 5 batches) survived. The frozen BBS were too big, which i didnt know until after

good luck with yours!

dking271

Update 8/3 - Fry Day 11

What a huge difference in the last two days. The fry go bonkers when I put the BBS in the tank. They seem much more active and have started the growth spurt I anticipated. They are noticably wider and their shape is starting to become more Ram like. They are also starting to swim more freely around the tank at all levels. I would estimate there are still about 30 +/- fry alive and well.


lilsoccakid,

One of the hardest things with Rams, is the fry are so small BBS cannot fit in there mouths for a few days. I have found that liquid fry food, or home grown infusoria is the only way to get them to a size capable of eating the BBS. Also, I have not found a suitable substitue for live BBS, as they only find interest in the lively ones. It actually is amusing to watch the little guys chase down a BBS that has caught their eye. I have two homemade hatchers going at the moment starting a new batch about every other day.