Quick update.
There definatly eating. Weather or not all of them are is impossable to know. Several died, not many though. I think they got caught between the netting. Turning the light off definatly helps but they do eat when its on. Last night I tryed a pinch of the store bought powder and they ate that alone. A few already look bigger then the rest and there getting more color to them.
I am wondering(I know it still to early to know for sure) I am wondering if by taking them this young did sort of wipe out there instinks to only eat live food? I know its a built in thing for bass but since there so young they really dont know anything else yet, might work out? Still to early to make those statements yet but I was thinking maybe?
PS Bill, When you start a new aquarium a lot of time the fish die, the reason is because the good bacteria is not formed yet in the rocks and in the filters. The amonia and excess food etc actually feeds the good bacteria. The entire cycle takes almost a month, within that cycle there are a few dangerious times, there are a few spikes that are real bad then the bacteria starts to eat the amonia and things level off. I thought a aquarium without rocks was not a good idea. Maybe because of the load of feed training and the amount of excess food, maybe the bacteria cant handle the load, I am not sure yet.
This aquarium should have the good bacteia cultures aready alive and working. I had some catfish in there when the tank was bran new and they overlaoded it, when the first spike happened they got stressed but were OK (I knew they were doomed) when the second spike came which is the deadly one they all died. This was over 2 weeks into the cycle so right after this part is when things level off and becomes good.
I never wanted to believe everyone about cycling a tank but it does happen and it is violent on fish.
If this dont work, next time I will try it with no rocks.
I wouldnt mind trying this with bluegill, and with catfish larve also, would be cool haveing 3 pens sort of a baby incubator.
