Fantail fry

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!
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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


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> 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!
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