The betta fry don't seem interested in the food!

[asianleful]

Okay well it's been about 4 days, if the fry haven't been eating the egg yolk they would've been dead by now. I'm kind of happy that they are eating, just I'm not happy I can't see them eat it... Lol

 

[yourhero5002]

goodluck with your batch. rember not to overfeed with egg yolk. it contaminates very fast

 

[asianleful]

Thanks, I just prinkle small amounts twice day. Once if there's still food left.

 

[BettaFishMommy]

are you doing daily water changes? when feeding egg, it can foul the water something awful if not cleaned up regularly.

 

[asianleful]

I feed a tiny bit but how should I clean the tank? I don't want to suck up the fry and freak them out. I can't wait to see their color!:nilly:

 

[BettaFishMommy]

use a piece of tubing and just be really careful when siphoning out the water. i'd suggest rubber banding some fabric fine mesh (maybe pantyhose?) to the end of the tubing in the tank to help with avoiding 'fry tube rides'.

 

[JK_Fish]

IMO, it is easier to get a turkey baster and suck the crumbles from the bottom when they're still young. After sucking it out, gently pour the water into a clear cup/bowl and check for fry (and remove them) before dumping the water.

 

[asianleful]

Okay well all my fry apparently died... I don't have the time to start another batch so... I'm going to have a sorority tank with some other community fish! I'll be making another thread.

 

[yourhero5002]

same thing happened when i used egg yolk. fry died in 2 weeks.
now i only go use microworms