Question:7 week old fishes, 7 have died! is this right?
tonight i came home and a little nipper was disorientated and floating upside down and all over. they all look so strong and healthy though!
7 have dies now. i just come home and they are at the bottom.
all on same food, all same environment, all happy and look in good health. short water changes during the week etc
is this normal?
Answers:
I currently have 3 week old fry; and have been keeping fish for some time; first off do not do any drastic change to your tank (such as, more than 50% water changes, gravel changing, ornament changing, filter changes if it is not necessary, or ph or hardness additives), feed the fish food such as either brine shrimp which I am sure your doing, or first bites/baby pellets which is still good at almost 2 months of age unless your crunching the pellets or flakes you have to make sure they are still eating, blood worms frozen are good as well, (I give my 3 week old frozen brine, they literally tear it apart). Most important, test your water with a test, make sure all is well, Ammonia, nitrite and nitrate. If you have another breeding couple that could also be a problem if they are killing them (it took me three days of dead fish to notice after water changes and such that, I did not know they were the reason my fish were dying like hot cakes) you should be doing water changes still as a fish is considered a fry until I think they are big enough not to be a one bite meal and can eat similiar food to the parents! Check your waters, continue to do a 2-3 day 20% water change, feed small meals about 2-3 times a day, and listen please to as much as they could eat in about 2 minutes no more since your feeding them more than once, I would use different food for atleast one meal to make sure they are getting what ever nutrients they need, temperature as well since the days are warmer, please check the temperature that is exceptable for your fish, if the water is too warm it could literally cook your fish, just a figure of speaking, they can't survive in too hot temperature, mine are in 80-82 degree water. These fish do last long, they live with care for 3-5 years, and some with as much as 8-10, with accurate care. I have cichlids so I am looking at 8-10. List what fish you have in the tank, plecos are a no no in a tank with fry. check and see if your fish eat algae as that is how mine survived the first 2 weeks, I watched them for atleast 5 hours a day (5-8hours on average), if possible move all fish but the fry to another tank. Hope I helped you out, and congradulations on the fry!
you need a good pump to get oxygen in the water, and make sure the water does not get too warm, and do not feed too much
you probably fed him to much ? or the water was to dirty ?
what kind of fish are they did you use a net to catch them we need more details man
This is normal. They proven to you that they weren't as strong and healthy as you thought. Those kind of fish just don't last long. They could of died of too much heat or water too dirty. Next time get a fish type and ask how long it should last.
P.S.- Don't get beta's... they don't last very long either...
I would reccemend salt water fish.
yes it is normal to loose a few babies in the first few months if the parents or other fish are still in the tank they may decide the babies are food so i would remove all other fish from the tank if you have already done this try more water changes or a different kind of food to give them more variety
not all baby fishes and store fishes live long. check the ph and water temp. to see if that is what is wrong. if not change the filter. Good Luck!
Test your freakin water! Of course dying fish isn't normal unless you are doing something to kill them! Test for ammonia and nitrite. I can promise you that one or both are off the charts.
We need more information. What size tank? what kind/size filter? what is the temp? How often do you do water changes? What kind of fish? How long has the tank been set up?
Maybe its because its not hygenic enough does it have lots of green stuuf if so buy hygeine plants the hygeine in it will make the green stuff go away or its because maybe hey green stuff is stopping them to move and then they fall to the bottom dmy and btw how many fish do you have
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