jetajockey
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Had my first round of eggs a few weeks back, hatched them artificially in a 5g, initially had about 30 or 40 free swimmers. After a few days that amount dwindled down to 3 or 4, the rest just disappeared.
Tank only has about 2g of water in it, I lowered the water level to make maintenance easier. Tank stays a steady 80 degrees thanks to a jager heater.
I was doing daily water changes of around 50%. As soon as free swimming, I attempted to feed them with decapped brine shrimp, as well as microworms. They didn't seem to be eating either, so I also added some green water for good measure, and added some moss and a few snails once the fry went free swimming.
I vacuumed up all the food every day and kept the tank pretty clean, so I don't know what happened. I have live bbs going now, since I also have a tank of peacock gudgeon fry going (which are doing great).
What should I be feeding them as soon as they are free swimming? Any ideas of what caused them to die off?
I have another batch of eggs that I'm going to hatch over the next few days, so any and all replies are appreciated. Thanks!
Tank only has about 2g of water in it, I lowered the water level to make maintenance easier. Tank stays a steady 80 degrees thanks to a jager heater.
I was doing daily water changes of around 50%. As soon as free swimming, I attempted to feed them with decapped brine shrimp, as well as microworms. They didn't seem to be eating either, so I also added some green water for good measure, and added some moss and a few snails once the fry went free swimming.
I vacuumed up all the food every day and kept the tank pretty clean, so I don't know what happened. I have live bbs going now, since I also have a tank of peacock gudgeon fry going (which are doing great).
What should I be feeding them as soon as they are free swimming? Any ideas of what caused them to die off?
I have another batch of eggs that I'm going to hatch over the next few days, so any and all replies are appreciated. Thanks!