Fry Foods

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Fry Feeding Schedule

The first two weeks: brine shrimp nauplii and algae
The second two weeks: add microworms
The next 4 months: feed heavily

Good and healthy foods for your fry:



1.  Freshly Hatched Brine Shrimp:
You can get the "kits" to hatch your own brine shrimp in almost any pet store.  It is basically eggs and salt.  Just follow the directions on the package or kit.  You may want to add an airstone, but the shrimp will usually hatch just fine without one.




2.  Hikari First Bites:
Promotes proper feeding habits, long term health, superior disease resistance, allowing your fry to grow rapidly without the fear of dietary deficiences.  Slow sinking granuals are great for newborn fish.




3.  Liquifry:
Make sure to get the Egglayer version of this food.




4.  Eggyolk:
You can use the yolk (yellow part) of a hard-boiled egg.  Just take it and mash it up really well and add some water to it.




5.  Frozen Hatched Brine Shrimp:
These come in the freezer section of most Pet Supermarts and LFS.  They are baby brine shrimp that have already been hatched and frozen.  All you do is take a cube out, and feed it to the fry.




6.  Microworms:
You can obtain this kit from www.aquaticeco.com  It is basically a worm cultivating kit that you can do yourself.  The worms are supposed to be very nutritious and the worms are slow-moving, so the fry can catch them better.




7.  Crushed Flake and Pellet Food:
Please be aware that this has to be crushed very fine (into a powder) and also soaked in water to make a kind of mush.  Some people use a Pepper Mill or Spice Grinder for this.  I would recommend a regular, small, coffee bean grinder.


**If anyone has any other foods for fry, please let us know and we will add it to the list!

Homemade Recipe for 3 weeks old fry and up

2 lb             Smelts or other fish
24 oz          Frozen peas & carrots
3-4             Lg. red bell peppers
24-30 oz    Frozen chopped spinach
16 oz         Plain wheat germ
5 tsp          Dog vitamins
32 env.      Plain, powdered gelatin

You may also add up to a dz. eggs.

Liquify the first 4 ingred. in a blender, adding enough water to liquify.  Place into a large pot, add wheat germ, heat till warm.  Stir constantly.  When warm, add the gelatin gradually, stirring constantly to keep out lumps.  Stir in the vitamin powder, cool, then refridgerate.

Once it is solid and rubbery, cut into 3/16 inch thick sheets and freeze.  Defrost sheets as required, cutting into 1/4 inch  cubes prior to feeding.  This recipe makes 2 gallons.