Results for “fry”

fry

Young fish, especially a newly-hatched individual.

Used in 793 profiles

breeding trap

Net or plastic container suspended or floated in an aquarium and used to isolate gravid female livebearers or fry collected from the main aquarium. Available in a number of designs, with plastic ones generally containing two compartments separated by a grille or opening large enough that fry, but not adults, can pass through.

Artemia

Commonly known as brine shrimp; a genus of phyllopod crustacean inhabiting salt lakes and brines. Cultivated as food for aquarium fishes and available live, frozen or freeze-dried. Its newly-hatched nauplii are also a popular food for fish fry.

Used in 1,159 profiles

broodstock

A group of sexually mature fish maintained specifically for production of fry.

cement gland

Temporary organ normally located on the head in fry of some fish species. Excretes an adhesive substance and used to attach to solid surfaces.

Cyclops

Genus of freshwater copepods characterised and so named by possession of a single, large, median eye. Sometimes cultured as food for fry or very small fishes.

Used in 8 profiles

fanning

Process of moving water over eggs or fry via rapid movement of the fins, thus aerating or removing solid particles from them.

Used in 42 profiles

fimbria

Thread, fringelike, or filamentous projection.

fimbriate

Possessing a fringed edge, usually consisting of fimbriae.

Used in 4 profiles

Hydra

Genus of freshwater cnidarian existing only in sessile, solitary polyp form attached to the substrate at one end and with a mouth surrounded by up to 12 tentacles at the other. Members are predatory, feeding mostly on small invertebrates, and regarded as pests in aquaria due to their appearance as whitish spots on submerged surfaces and tendency to prey on fish fry.

Used in 1 profile

infusoria

Collective term for certain members of the protozoan Phylum Ciliophora, of which it is considered a subclass in certain classification systems. Members naturally inhabit infusions of decomposing organic material and some are cultured by aquarists in order to feed very small fish fry. The name was formerly applied to a much larger group of aquatic microorganisms which also included some other protist groups and unicellular algae.

Used in 186 profiles

microworm

Panagrellus redivivus; a free-living, soil-dwelling nematode worm often cultivated by aquarists for feeding to fish fry.

Used in 540 profiles

Paramecium

Genus of unicellular ciliate protozoa with a shape resembling a grain of rice, a number of species of which are cultured as live food for small fishes and fry.

Used in 117 profiles

sponge filter

A basic air-powered filter which draws water through a sponge before returning it to the aquarium. Typically used in small aquaria where gentle water flow is required, or when raising fry.

Used in 277 profiles

strip

To artificially remove gametes from for captive breeding; to forcefully remove eggs or fry from the buccal cavity of a mouthbrooding fish in order to hatch/raise them elsewhere.

Used in 140 profiles

trophotaenia

External, umbilical cord-like structure present in members of the family Goodeidae and some other fish groups responsible for transfer of nutrients between an adult female and her internally-developing young. May still be attached to fry at birth.

Used in 4 profiles