Goldfish fry feeding?

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" <patc.TakeThisOut@comcen.com.au> 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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"carlrs" <carl DeleteThis @americanaquariumproducts.com> wrote in message
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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!
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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

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" <patc.DeleteThis@comcen.com.au> 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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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" <patc DeleteThis @comcen.com.au> 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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