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Feeding tiny Chili Rasboras- cultures?

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stephanie

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Hi all,

I've just purchased some chili raspboras however they are tiny! I purchased some micro pellets (which I had to crush) however they try, then spit it out 😱 and couple look quite thin.

I was thinking of hatching brine shrimp/micro worms or something along those lines - I have no idea where to start or how to do it 😆
 
I looked in to feeding tiny mouths for my Pygmy corys.
1. You can grind up a variety of pellets with a pepper grinder to almost a dust. I use several types of pellets in my custom mix. I feed this every day.
2. “Repashy community plus” is good as bits come off and it’s soft. I feel this every few days.
3. “Instant baby brine shrimp” are the perfect size for tiny mouths. I feed this a few times a week.
4. I added a variety of small live feeds like daphnia and microworms. Just for some entertainment/ enrichment. I did this a couple of times and probably will do again one day.
 
You could get decapsulated brine shrimp, they eat it. Best to hatch baby brine, fish will grow quick eating that. One batch you can use for 3-4 days, if you hatch fewer eggs and keep the air going. Chillis can be quite tricky to feed if you have other fish in the tank, as they stay at the bottom and are super shy. Overfeeding live brine shrimp is the best way in my experience, chillis will pick up from the bottom unlike some other fish.

Is it chillis or chillies ? 😀
 
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stephanie said:
Hi all,

I've just purchased some chili raspboras however they are tiny! I purchased some micro pellets (which I had to crush) however they try, then spit it out 😱 and couple look quite thin.

I was thinking of hatching brine shrimp/micro worms or something along those lines - I have no idea where to start or how to do it 😆
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I had the exact same issue when I first got mine as they were still juveniles and had tiny mouths.

If you are in the UK then NTLabs microcrumb is probably the best thing I have been able to find. You can get a cheap pepper grinder and put regular fish food in it then tighten the metal adjustor on the top to its finest setting and crush most fish foods up into something they can eat.

I've never tried baby brine shrimp or microworms but frozen cyclops worked well with mine. I put a cube in a small plastic container with warm water for about 15 minutes then add it to the tank.
 
Little said:
I looked in to feeding tiny mouths for my Pygmy corys.
1. You can grind up a variety of pellets with a pepper grinder to almost a dust. I use several types of pellets in my custom mix. I feed this every day.
2. “Repashy community plus” is good as bits come off and it’s soft. I feel this every few days.
3. “Instant baby brine shrimp” are the perfect size for tiny mouths. I feed this a few times a week.
4. I added a variety of small live feeds like daphnia and microworms. Just for some entertainment/ enrichment. I did this a couple of times and probably will do again one day.
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Thank you so much for your detailed reply 😊.

Could you point me into the right direction on how to create the live feeds? 🤔 never done it before 😅
 
Glass Box Diaries said:
I had the exact same issue when I first got mine as they were still juveniles and had tiny mouths.

If you are in the UK then NTLabs microcrumb is probably the best thing I have been able to find. You can get a cheap pepper grinder and put regular fish food in it then tighten the metal adjustor on the top to its finest setting and crush most fish foods up into something they can eat.

I've never tried baby brine shrimp or microworms but frozen cyclops worked well with mine. I put a cube in a small plastic container with warm water for about 15 minutes then add it to the tank.
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Thank you so much, I'm in the UK so will have a look at that 😁
 
palcente said:
You could get decapsulated brine shrimp, they eat it. Best to hatch baby brine, fish will grow quick eating that. One batch you can use for 3-4 days, if you hatch fewer eggs and keep the air going. Chillis can be quite tricky to feed if you have other fish in the tank, as they stay at the bottom and are super shy. Overfeeding live brine shrimp is the best way in my experience, chillis will pick up from the bottom unlike some other fish.

Is it chillis or chillies ? 😀
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I read about decapsulated brine shrimp- would this be small enough?

Any tips on hatching brine shrimp to someone who's never done it before? 😅

Luckily its just the chili rasboras in the tank. They have settled in really well and swimming all over the place. There must have been some sort of live food already in the tank as I've seen them hunting - ignored my crushed micro pellets and spat them out.
 
You could try frozen food as a fairly readily available option with no skill required. Daphnia or cyclops is small.

Microworms would work but it will take a week or so to get a culture ready to feed. I find grindle worms easier long term - they are smidge bigger though.

I've not tried hatching brine shrimp. It's always seemed something you need to be quite organised at the routine for and I'm terrible at that.
 
stephanie said:
I read about decapsulated brine shrimp- would this be small enough?

Any tips on hatching brine shrimp to someone who's never done it before? 😅
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Yes, decapsulated will be fine. To hatch, see through plastic bottle, 500ml of tap water, tablespoon of salt, tiny bit of baking soda and some good quality eggs. Pump air with just the tube, no airstone needed. Keep it like that for couple of days, don't bother with light/heater. You can check YT for guides.
 
Grindal worms are another good one. Stick them in a ventilated Tupperware with some coco fibre and feed them the odd bit of fish food or cat food kibble and that’s about all you need to do. Can be kept fine at room temperature.
 
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