When should I move my rams fry to their first growout tank?

[Rambo]

I have dark rams fry 21 days old they were introduced to frozen brine shrimp 2 days ago they would get it for one feeding but the rest of the feedings are baby brine shrimp. Is it okay to move them into my 2 foot growout tank yet?

 

[mattgirl]

Welcome to Fishlore

I am sorry it has taken so long to get an answer to your question. I am going to call some of our ram Guru's to see if they can help you out. coralbandit Feohw jmaldo

 

[coralbandit]

I have dark rams fry 21 days old they were introduced to frozen brine shrimp 2 days ago they would get it for one feeding but the rest of the feedings are baby brine shrimp. Is it okay to move them into my 2 foot growout tank yet?

What are you keeping them in now ?
Are they with the parents still ?
Usually at 21 days and eating without issue they should be fine to introduce to a grow out tank .
Maybe start with the water level low and fill the tank over the next week or so ..

 

[brhau]

Maybe start with the water level low and fill the tank over the next week or so ..

How do you filter the water when the level is low?

Cheers

 

[coralbandit]

How do you filter the water when the level is low?

Cheers

You use sponge filters driven by air that are properly sized to be used with fry .
Ram fry are tiny for those who don't really know .
TINY ...
You start with maybe a tank 1/3 full .You add a little water daily or after a couple days since vacuuming may disturb the fry .Once the tank is full after first week then you can try to vacuum safely away from the fry .

 

[TheRamShack]

What are they in now?
I have a small batch of 3 and 4 week old fry that are housed in a 10 gallon tank. When they were younger, the tank was only filled 1/3 of the way. As they got bigger and stronger, I added more water to the tank.