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Re: foods and feeding
On 4 Jul 2001, at 14:51, LeeH920226 at aol_com wrote:
> I have a question. Does the 24 hours or less refer to the time after hatching
> or the time after immersion of the cysts? For example, the eggs I have now
> are quite old, but hatch very well in 36-48 hours at 80 degrees. Does this
> mean I can feed them at 60-72 hours and get the nutritional value? It is also
> dependent on temperature, I would guess.
The HUFAs and other nutrients are rapidly metabolized
bye the nauplii (they are racing to get past the first
moults so they can eat!). This starts the moment that
percieve they have been wet. bbs are at their best right
after they have hatched---unless you can get your fry to
eat the decapsulated bs.
With every moult they become less usefull till they can
eat. Then their guts can be loaded with spirulina
etc...(the supplent of your choice). Then they can be
very useful again however, they are then too big for
small (newly hatched) fry.
> Is there a way to know the critical
> time?
If your eggs are hatching within in 48 hours then the
bbs are still good for another 12 to 24 hrs in theory.
If you have a look you will be able to see if the bbs
have moulted or not (there is a visible change in
shape). If they mostly have then it may be a good idea
to seive them and only take the newly hatched bbs for
the new borns and the rest given to older fry whose diet
can be supplemented.
On average bbs are good food regardless of age. While
their is a massive degredation in quality they still
maintain alot of useful nutrients.
Bye
Tyrone Genade
Southern African Killifish Society Coastal & Offshore Coordinator
AKA 08248
tyronegenade at yahoo_com
http://www.geocities.com/tyronegenade
Please excuse my spelling.
I'm too lazy to use my spell checker.
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