Did A Fry Get Trapped In My Substrate?

NeonBlueLeon

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Hey folks, I've got a batch of 26 (previously 27 :( ) of about four week old guppy fry.  Things have been going perfectly since birth, mom and babies looking great.  They all have nice straight spines.
 
A second ago, I saw one fry motionless at the bottom.  It was one of the biggest ones too!  It appeared like he/she got its caudal fin stuck between two pieces of gravel.  Would that kill a fry?  Has this ever happened to anyone before?
 
My water params are fine.  Ammonia and nitrites are zero.
 
Any help would be appreciated!


Just thought I'd also mention that I do 40-50% water changes every other day for my fry tank.  Temperature is matched of course.
 
Sure.. But then a cory cat came over and sucked him up...
 
I don't have any experience of it happening, but in theory, yeah, the shock of being trapped could easily kill a fry.
 

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