Re: Notho fry

["Tyrone Genade" <Tgenade at sun_ac.za>]

On 17 Aug 2002, at 12:51, Paul.Jablinski at notes_udayton. wrote:

>   For those who raise these fish,
>   How do you breeders keep the fry from dying off.  

I generally feed them and flush the toilet at regular and frequent 
intervals.

> First, what kind
>   of
> water do you keep your fry in after they are born?  Do you keep salt
> in the water for the fry?  

I hatch the fry in water with 1 tsp of salt added per gallon. They 
hatched fry are raised in this for about a week before they are 
removed (with half of the hatching water) to another tub. This tub is 
then filled with fresh water (with the added salt).

> Secondly, how often do you change the fry
> water?  And how warm do you keep the fry as they are growing?

The water is changed regularly depending on the size of the hatch. 
The minimum for small hatches would be 1 50% change per week but this 
is probably far too little.

My best growth has been when the fish were raised in prs and 30-50% 
water changes were done regularly. The fry were fed bbs and zebra 
danio fry. The fish were mature after 4 weeks. 

Regards

Tyrone Genade
tgenade at sun_ac.za
http://www.tyronegenade.0catch.com
cell#: 084-3354-977

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