The Alevins are growing and becoming "Fry." Take a look at the difference since day 1 and look at the yolk sac get smaller and smaller:
Once the yolk sacs are mostly gone, it is time to start feeding the trout! We have four sizes of food - 0, 1, 2 and 3. We start with size 0 and it looks like this:
Now we feed the trout about a pinch a day and they swim up to the top to get it. It is fun to see them move more. We have to keep an eye on the ammonia now that we are putting food in, because any food that they don't eat could add to an increase in ammonia.
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