THE FRY: The fry of the BC are quite large, about the size of an adult brine shrimp in length(1/4")(fig.3). Their coloration is black and clear(see thru) stripes, no white spotting, but otherwise perfect copies of the adults. They were able to eat immediately after release, and I fed them newly hatched, "supplemented" artemia (footnote 4) (baby brine shrimp) by releasing large amount of baby brine into the net. There were definitely more aggressive eaters in the group, that would nip at their siblings, forcing them away from the food. They were constantly hungry, so I fed them 3 times daily: in the morning when the lights came on (8:15AM), right after work (5:30 PM) and right before the lights went out (9:30PM). The fry displayed a tight "herding" response (most likely a protective mechanism), with the group constantly shifting together. Whenever I would peer into the net they (the "herd") would immediately dart into the plastic plant. During the lighted hours they schooled near the plastic plant never venturing far from it. At night they hugged the plant and turned sideways, perpendicular to the plant stem appearing from the top as leaves of the plant. At feeding time they all came out to eat at once.
It was only his first try, though.
