Hi everyone! I am super excited about my first batch of full red albino guppies but im in a bit of a predicament. In about a month I will be leaving to go on vacation for one week, from reading up on guppy fry it’s recommended that I feed 4-5 times a day. What is the best way to keep them alive? Usually I‘ve had sucess fasting my fish a whole week but i’ve never delt with fry before. Should I get my aunt to take care or use an auto feeder? Thanks in advance. Ps they are about one day old in this picture .
In about a months time they should be big enough to not be too concerned about.
We have some livebearer breeders in the club, hopefully they comment but I don't believe you need to feed them that frequently. I would assume 3-4 times a day for the first few weeks to a month scaling down to 2 times a day with a high protein food.
I wouldn't risk a feeder, I don't know any that are good with powder fine food. I would use your aunt, just baggie the food and give her a flat toothpick or tweezers to feed.
If that doesn't work out for you, I am around the corner in Mount Claire and will keep them for you for the week. I have breeding box(es) that I can set up on one of my tanks for you to put them in here.
In my experience, guppy fry with a lot of loss really don't need to be fed for quite some time.
Years ago, my wife and I went on a three week trip. I very carefully put auto feeders on all of my tanks. When I returned, I found that the auto feeders had worked in all the tanks but one. The tank with various kinds of fry, including Celestial pearl danio fry and Endler livebearer fry (very similar to guppy fry) hadn't been fed at all. Interestingly, the fry were just fine.
If you do decide to use an auto feeder or have your aunt feed the fish, definitely make sure that they don't get overfed. That is more likely to hurt the fry, by degrading the quality of the water.