Fantail fry

[PatC]

I noticed my fish were spawning & I rescued a bit of pond weed with some
eggs attached & brought them inside in a one foot tank with some of the pond
water.
A few hatched 2 days ago.
They are very small & swim erratically & attach themselves to the glass on
the side of the tank.
What can I expect in the next few days, & what & when do I need to feed them
as it would be nice if a few of them got to grow up rather than just die.
I'm quite OK with livebearer babies in my tropical tank but these a SO
small!
HELP!
Thanks in advance to all you folks who know all about it.
BTW I live in Sydney, OZ & it is spring right now & fairly cool, but it can
also get very hot.
Thanks
Pat

[Geezer From The Freezer]

Pat,

Keep the environment VERY clean. If you change any water
use a dechlorinator and match the temp.

Infusoria is good for them. You can make it by adding a lettuce leave
to a jar of water, closing the lid and leaving it in the sunlight
for a few days, the water will turn a murky green. Feed this sparingly.
Also crushed flakes/pellets will be ok - feed sparingly so that
you don't pollute the water.

[Reel Mckoi]

"PatC" > wrote in message
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>I noticed my fish were spawning & I rescued a bit of pond weed with some
> eggs attached & brought them inside in a one foot tank with some of the
> pond
> water.
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I raised newborn koi and goldfish with a watery mix of hard boiled egg yolk
mixed with powdered fry food and green-water. The greener the water the
better. They do much better outdoors in roomy old kiddy pools or old horse
troughs. I never could get an infusuria culture going. It always turned
into a bacterial and fungus infested smelly mess.
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McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
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[Geezer From The Freezer]

Reel Mckoi wrote:
> ===============
> I raised newborn koi and goldfish with a watery mix of hard boiled egg
> yolk mixed with powdered fry food and green-water. The greener the
> water the better. They do much better outdoors in roomy old kiddy pools
> or old horse troughs. I never could get an infusuria culture going. It
> always turned into a bacterial and fungus infested smelly mess.

I tried the boiled egg yolk method twice and it killed them off
both times. I've no doubt it works, but the water messes up quickly
if you overfeed (which I probably did) very quickly!

[PatC]

Well guys thanks for all your tips!
The infusoria didn't turn out, maybe it's too hot here?
I've been feeding them with a drop or two of the egg yolk mixture & so far
the water doesn't smell & is still reasonably clear.
A couple seem not to be eating as the others have got bigger already & the
anorexics although still alive a nowhere near as big as their
brothers/sisters.
Anyway they are a week old now & I can't find anywhere to put them outside
where they would be safe from sun, heat & any other threats, so still in the
house!
They are still VERY small compared to livebearer fry that I am more used to.
Thanks again

Pat


Geezer From The Freezer > wrote in message
...
> Reel Mckoi wrote:
> > ===============
> > I raised newborn koi and goldfish with a watery mix of hard boiled egg
> > yolk mixed with powdered fry food and green-water. The greener the
> > water the better. They do much better outdoors in roomy old kiddy pools
> > or old horse troughs. I never could get an infusuria culture going. It
> > always turned into a bacterial and fungus infested smelly mess.
>
> I tried the boiled egg yolk method twice and it killed them off
> both times. I've no doubt it works, but the water messes up quickly
> if you overfeed (which I probably did) very quickly!

[Reel Mckoi]

"Geezer From The Freezer" > wrote in message
...
> Reel Mckoi wrote:
> > ===============
>> I raised newborn koi and goldfish with a watery mix of hard boiled egg
>> yolk mixed with powdered fry food and green-water. The greener the water
>> the better. They do much better outdoors in roomy old kiddy pools or old
>> horse troughs. I never could get an infusuria culture going. It always
>> turned into a bacterial and fungus infested smelly mess.
>
> I tried the boiled egg yolk method twice and it killed them off
> both times.

## I've heard about people having problems with eggyolk. However it worked
wonderfully for me. They grew quickly and as soon as possible I switched
them to a ground fish food.

I've no doubt it works, but the water messes up quickly
> if you overfeed (which I probably did) very quickly!

## This is true. You must be careful of the amounts fed. Also, when
they're raised in greenwater, with a lot of water plants and an already
established nitrogen cycle, overfeeding isn't the problem it is indoors.
I've given up raising GF (and now koi) indoors.
--
McKoi.... frugal ponding since 1995...
My Pond Page http://tinyurl.com/cuq5b
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