How do I transition fry to dry food? I keep trying!

[TennisAngel]

I was extremely excited to decide to pull the angelfish fry eggs out of the community tank and raise them myself. Started with a filtering jar placed into a 10gal tank and then after a few days of swimming sent them into the 10gal.
Now almost 2 1/2 weeks later, I am exhausted and didn't realize how much work it was going to be. Don't get me wrong- the experience has been great, but that many fish in a 10gal, I am doing 3 water changes a day (maybe 20-25% each time) and 3 feeding of live brine shrimp. Trying to incorporate dry food with it. I am amazed how they avoid the dry food. I thought I would disguise it and put the powder together with live brine. They leave it to drop on the floor.
Any suggestions? Do I just keep trying and eventually when I stop the live brine they will either eat or starve? I just don't want them to die after this long of caring real hard for them.
Love to hear from any experiences you have had!

 

[Cory]

The easiest transition is putting frozen baby brine in with the live brine. From there you can start working to other foods.

 

[TennisAngel]

I didn't mention that They do eat the frozen brine shrimp this week. I started freezing left overs and they seem to eat that up fast. I guess that's a good sign then if it was the next stage and they are eating it!

 

[lloyd378]

All of my cichlid fry ( currently around 500) eat a dry food called nano krill. It's made by a company called southern delight. They love it and grow so quickly on it. I've never tried brine shrimp so I can't speak to the transition piece.

 

[Madness]

^^^^^Agree 10 fold. ALL of my fish are on this food. I breed fish weekly so no issues with any of it.

Now with transitioning from wet to dry, that takes a bit of time but they will transition. For this reason, I never feed live food to any of my cichlids, Plecos, Bichirs or loaches. There are far more nutrients in the dry food.

 

[TennisAngel]

Thanks for the information. I will look this brand up!

 

[Ali]

I really like SD Nano Krill, it's part of my regular dry rotation.

But while it's small, (perfect for my endlers) I think it will be too big of a step for baby angels. Especially if they aren't even touching frozen foods and stuff.

Frozen cyclops are teeny and float in the water column a long time, have you tried those?

 

[TennisAngel]

I really like SD Nano Krill, it's part of my regular dry rotation.

But while it's small, (perfect for my endlers) I think it will be too big of a step for baby angels. Especially if they aren't even touching frozen foods and stuff.

Frozen cyclops are teeny and float in the water column a long time, have you tried those?

They finally are solely on Frozen Brine Shrimp and still doing great. I have now transitioned to adding micro meal and Krill powder with the frozen brine shrimp. Trying to transition and hopefully go to a powder flake in a couple weeks. They are getting big!
Thanks for the replies!

 

[TennisAngel]

My update: They have survived the transition. I don't think they really like the dry food but they seem to be doing well.
Thanks for all the info!

 

[Loren]

Glad to hear that they have adapted to the new diet.

PS. If fish could vote dry flake food would be probably given a thumbs down every time. And if I was a millionaire I would accommodate them with just live and frozen.

 

[partynugget33]

I'm new to the fish spawning game, with that said I have successfully not killed my baby plecos and angelfish fry. I have been lucky my fry eat what I have given them. there diet has been Hakari frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp, live micro worms , cucumber and zucchini, and tetramin flake food ground up in to almost powder and just before tank is cleaned some pealed frozen pea (not just for swim bladder)great treat too . if mom and pop's eat it so do baby's.

 

[pbmax]

I'm a low-brow fish keeper. When I was breeding celestial pearl danios I fed the fry golden pearls of varying sizes. That did the trick for me - cheap and easy.

 

[TennisAngel]

I'm new to the fish spawning game, with that said I have successfully not killed my baby plecos and angelfish fry. I have been lucky my fry eat what I have given them. there diet has been Hakari frozen bloodworms and brine shrimp, live micro worms , cucumber and zucchini, and tetramin flake food ground up in to almost powder and just before tank is cleaned some pealed frozen pea (not just for swim bladder)great treat too . if mom and pop's eat it so do baby's.

I was hoping to find some micro worms. Do you order them or locally find them?

 

[partynugget33]

I got locally I found them at aqua pets up in Marysville but if you are in Kitsap county I can give you a start batch. I'm always lookin for plants and fish.