bad fish day

[GuppyDude]

well yesterday i noticed a dead fry in my fry tank, i sucked him out and then discarded him in the big tank were he was promptly eaten. anyway then i noticed another and eventuall found 6 i was upset because it was my fault for not changin the water and cleanin like i should of. so i sucked all the lil guys up and cleaned the gravel and tank real good. unfortunately a couple were hideing deep in the rocks and they wen down the drain. at this point i felt really bad. so i set back up the tank and put in my remaining fry. and over night i lost 2 more. so that brings me down to 30. iv got more fry on the way now but i feal pretty bad.

my 2 adult guppys are stayin at the top and sucking air for sum reason their not sick just actin werid, anyone know?

 

[aloaring]

Sound like they are short of oxygen, fry defineately need to be aerated. Have you got an air pump going into your tank if not then you should buy one as this will give them the oxygen they need!

 

[GuppyDude]

no thats not a problem v got a stone in there

 

[aloaring]

Have you tested the water?
I recently lost some platy fry for no apparent reason I assume that some just die off naturally. Survival of the fittest so to speak. In the end you'll be left with the hardiest/healthiest fry!

 

[GuppyDude]

i dunno the dead fry were my fault, the water was fine, i wasnt makeing weekly water changed like i should uf so im guessing thats the prob.