Hello! A couple days ago I finally got my A. ortegai pair to breed in my community tank, but it took me by surprise and at that point I hadn't built the artemia nauplii setup yet, so for the first 2 days since they emerged from the cave as free-swimming I tried my best to feed them with Hikari baby food. Only this morning were the nauplii ready, which I have been steadily feeding and will continue to feed this for as long as necessary until I can switch to non-live food. Regarding this, what is the average timeline I should be expecting for types of food to feed throughout their growth stages?
Seeing as they are still only about 3 days old, I've left them in the care of their mother, but I fear that she will soon turn on them given that there are plenty of opportunistic tank mates. I do have a small fry cage available that has some mosses and a buce, but I'm not sure when I should attempt a transfer. I don't have another small tank available for mom and kids, so that is out of the question.
Also, should I expect a die off of fry at some point due to the lack of proper feeding for the first few days? I am basing this off whiptail catfish fry care where you must drown them in food during their first week otherwise they die inexplicably at two weeks. I'm hoping that they've been getting enough food from the microfauna in the mossy area where they've been kept by mom.
Thanks so much for help!
Seeing as they are still only about 3 days old, I've left them in the care of their mother, but I fear that she will soon turn on them given that there are plenty of opportunistic tank mates. I do have a small fry cage available that has some mosses and a buce, but I'm not sure when I should attempt a transfer. I don't have another small tank available for mom and kids, so that is out of the question.
Also, should I expect a die off of fry at some point due to the lack of proper feeding for the first few days? I am basing this off whiptail catfish fry care where you must drown them in food during their first week otherwise they die inexplicably at two weeks. I'm hoping that they've been getting enough food from the microfauna in the mossy area where they've been kept by mom.
Thanks so much for help!
