fins Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 My badis badis had eggs in a fower pot, and they ended up eating them. Do you have any tips?? What do I feed the fry? and how long till they are ready for sale? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted May 11, 2004 Report Share Posted May 11, 2004 Often fish breeding for the first time are bad parents - eating the eggs or fry. You could see about giving them another chance, or next time they spawn remove the eggs to another tank and see how they go without parental care (I've done this with dwarf cichlids with varying success). I also found that the time I had badis fry they never really swam in the open - always lurked around the bottom very camouflaged. As for feeding the young - I'd suggest either microworms or baby brine shrimp. As for time until sale - can't say for sure as I haven't successfully bred badis badis (got about 4 or 5 fry one time that went on to semi-adult hood) - I would guess about 4 months - badis badis can be more difficult to raise than dwarf cichlids as they are generally more picky eaters, prefering live foods or bloodworms. I know that I keep on mentioning about dwarf cichlids, while badis badis behave like dwarf cichlids they actually belong to the perch family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malawi_man Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 thanx 4 the info rob i got a trio of badis badis on queens birthday and im gonna try breed them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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