Goldfish fry feeding?

Hi
My Fantails spawned in the potted weeds. I moved the pots to a section of
the pond that has no other fish in it, & a number of babies have hatched a
week ago.
They seem to be doing OK but I am wondering if /when/what I should be doing
about feeding them.
Can they survive on the mico-organisms in the pond water & if so for how
long?
Thanks for any response
Pat

PatC wrote:
Hi
My Fantails spawned in the potted weeds. I moved the pots to a section of
the pond that has no other fish in it, & a number of babies have hatched a
week ago.
They seem to be doing OK but I am wondering if /when/what I should be doing
about feeding them.
Can they survive on the mico-organisms in the pond water & if so for how
long?
Thanks for any response
Pat

I have raised many a goldfish spawn in my ponds I have maintained. The
Iris roots have been very useful for both providing cover for the fry
and and for production of micro-organisms for the fry to eat. The only
supplement I have provided for both my goldfish or koi fry is powered
Spirulina Flake.
Water temperatures above 70 F help too; Where do you live? It is
getting cold in most areas.

Here is more info about Spirulina and general aquarium/pond info:
http://aquarium-info.blogspot.com/
http://aquarium-info.blogspot.com/

Carl

typically fry thrive on "green water". so turn off your UV and let the water green
up a bit. no need to feed them unless you are hatching out daphnia, mosquitoes or
blood worms. Ingrid

"PatC" wrote:

Hi
My Fantails spawned in the potted weeds. I moved the pots to a section of
the pond that has no other fish in it, & a number of babies have hatched a
week ago.
They seem to be doing OK but I am wondering if /when/what I should be doing
about feeding them.
Can they survive on the mico-organisms in the pond water & if so for how
long?
Thanks for any response
Pat




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PatC wrote:
Hi
My Fantails spawned in the potted weeds. I moved the pots to a section
of
the pond that has no other fish in it, & a number of babies have hatched
a
week ago.
They seem to be doing OK but I am wondering if /when/what I should be
doing
about feeding them.
Can they survive on the mico-organisms in the pond water & if so for how
long?
Thanks for any response
Pat

I have raised many a goldfish spawn in my ponds I have maintained. The
Iris roots have been very useful for both providing cover for the fry
and and for production of micro-organisms for the fry to eat. The only
supplement I have provided for both my goldfish or koi fry is powered
Spirulina Flake.
Water temperatures above 70 F help too; Where do you live? It is
getting cold in most areas.

Here is more info about Spirulina and general aquarium/pond info:
http://aquarium-info.blogspot.com/
http://aquarium-info.blogspot.com/

Carl

Hi
It's spring here in Sydney, Australia & one day 37c the next 17c, so those
little fry maybe getting a bad start in life!

Hi Ingrid
Yes the water is green & so far they seem to have grown ?maybe the tiniest
bit, they are SO small it's hard to tell.
I don't have a UV, they are just in the small backyard pond.
There doesn't seem to be any large life in there such as mosquitoes or any
other life forms.
So when do I need to start feeding them & what should it be?
Thanks

Pat


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typically fry thrive on "green water". so turn off your UV and let the
water green
up a bit. no need to feed them unless you are hatching out daphnia,
mosquitoes or
blood worms. Ingrid

"PatC" wrote:

Hi
My Fantails spawned in the potted weeds. I moved the pots to a section of
the pond that has no other fish in it, & a number of babies have hatched
a
week ago.
They seem to be doing OK but I am wondering if /when/what I should be
doing
about feeding them.
Can they survive on the mico-organisms in the pond water & if so for how
long?
Thanks for any response
Pat




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"PatC" wrote in message
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Hi Ingrid
Yes the water is green & so far they seem to have grown ?maybe the tiniest
bit, they are SO small it's hard to tell.
I don't have a UV, they are just in the small backyard pond.
There doesn't seem to be any large life in there such as mosquitoes or any
other life forms.
So when do I need to start feeding them & what should it be?
Thanks
==========================
You can use very small amounts of hard boiled egg yolks mixed with ground
flakes. That's what I feed the koi and goldfish fry we raise here by the
hundreds. I mixed it with enough water to suck up with an eyedropper and
drop it all around the fry pools.
--
KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
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"PatC" wrote in message

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Hi Ingrid
Yes the water is green & so far they seem to have grown ?maybe the
tiniest
bit, they are SO small it's hard to tell.
I don't have a UV, they are just in the small backyard pond.
There doesn't seem to be any large life in there such as mosquitoes or
any
other life forms.
So when do I need to start feeding them & what should it be?
Thanks
==========================
You can use very small amounts of hard boiled egg yolks mixed with ground
flakes. That's what I feed the koi and goldfish fry we raise here by the
hundreds. I mixed it with enough water to suck up with an eyedropper and
drop it all around the fry pools.
--
KL....
Frugal ponding since 1995.
My Pond & Aquarium Pages:
http://tinyurl.com/9do58
~~~~ }((((* ~~~ }{{{{(ö ~~~~ }((((({*

Thanks KL
I had already ground up fish food in a mortar & pestle & have been putting
it on the top of the water.
I think some of them seemed to be eating it but also found a few dead fry.
I'm currently boiling an egg!
I presume I need to keep the egg & food mixture in the fridge?
I have an eye dropper, so will do it tomorrow & see whay the fry think of
it!
Pat

how small a pond is it?

fry are very touchy about water quality. you need to check ammonia,nitrites AND
nitrates. if you start to see dead fry it may indicate water quality is going. dont
feed anything extra until you have checked water quality.

mosquito larvae are food for fish, but fish fry are food for dragon fly larvae, so
keep a close eye out for that.

Ingrid

"PatC" wrote:

Hi Ingrid
Yes the water is green & so far they seem to have grown ?maybe the tiniest
bit, they are SO small it's hard to tell.
I don't have a UV, they are just in the small backyard pond.
There doesn't seem to be any large life in there such as mosquitoes or any
other life forms.
So when do I need to start feeding them & what should it be?
Thanks

Pat



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