My new Callochromis

[foreverfrontosa]

Originally Posted by amiidae

btw, guys,

if I were to set up another tank and put both the fries and the parents together, Do you think the adult fish will feed on the fries ?

This i am not sure(no experience) but for my practice I'll just keep the fries alone in a nursery tank.

[amiidae]

Some update of the fries in a small tank that I managed to setup.



btw, those are 0.5mm nls sinking pellets that they are feeding

[airwave]

You have very nice healthy fries. Is that c0 or c1 coral sand or marine sand? Look very natural in your tank.

[tridentdiscus]

Ben,
Cute fries, looks like the pellet a bit big for this young fellow

[amiidae]

Originally Posted by airwave

You have very nice healthy fries. Is that c0 or c1 coral sand or marine sand? Look very natural in your tank.

thanks. on the sand part, I mix GEX freshwater sand and SUDO marine sand for teh color.

Originally Posted by tridentdiscus

Ben,
Cute fries, looks like the pellet a bit big for this young fellow

ya, they have to wait till the pellets soften then they can feed them.

[tridentdiscus]

why don't crush the pellets first before feeding?
Or use NLS Growth, I find this so convenient

[amiidae]

I am using the NLS growth already leh and I did thought of crushing them before feeding but that might caused them to float around the water surface instead of sinking immediately. or.. maybe I shld just test it out.

So far, those pellets will take awhile to expand and get soften before the fries finally can feed on them.

Originally Posted by amiidae

I am using the NLS growth already leh and I did thought of crushing them before feeding but that might caused them to float around the water surface instead of sinking immediately. or.. maybe I shld just test it out.

So far, those pellets will take awhile to expand and get soften before the fries finally can feed on them.

Can try stirring the water surface after you put in the crushed pellets. Should sink then.

[foreverfrontosa]

Originally Posted by amiidae

I am using the NLS growth already leh and I did thought of crushing them before feeding but that might caused them to float around the water surface instead of sinking immediately. or.. maybe I shld just test it out.

So far, those pellets will take awhile to expand and get soften before the fries finally can feed on them.

It's a common problem for feeding fries with NLS growth.

I use a small cup, pour the food in and then pour water and stir until everything sinks then proceed on feeding(crushed or not).