Typically, you would remove the adults once you knew the eggs were fertilized or the fry hatch. Adults may get hungry. You can also move the fertilized eggs to an incubator tank and get them going in there.
You can use the same tank for starters, and for fun. Just toss in a bunch of cover for the fry. Segmenting the tank really won't do much after the first hatch. Much easier to remove the adults, but they will soon go right back at it. Give it a try tho. Multiple segments.
Probably just stick with well water if it is decent. You can use any decent quality water.
Like CJ said, you can get brine shrimp online or maybe a local pet shop may have it. Plenty of YouTube videos out there on this, but go with the manufactures recommendations.
You can get your FHM from a bait store.
I was hitting a number of bait and tackle shops in the area looking for some new fishing gear and asking some questions about their bait fish. Quite a few are looking for a new bait fish supplier. Long story about the bait fish industry here when VHS broke out. Wholesale prices for FHM are really up there. Big difference between pond stocking prices and retail bait store prices. About a 10 fold difference.
Have fun!
Last edited by JKB; 05/19/13 07:45 PM.
