Fry Dying

[Spader]

Well my fry are dying fast. I started with 6, then one got stuck in the fish breding net and it didnt swim right and it died. the next day one of the fry sat on the bottom of the net. then it swam sideways and eventually died. the day after that another did the same thing. then again and again so now i have 2 left. they are dalmation mollies. about 2 and a hlaf weeks old. how can i stop this dying!?!?!

 

[Sp3nc3r]

what have you changed in the past 2 and a half weeks?

 

[Spader]

nothing really i put them in a 5 and a half gallon tank that was cycled and they were a week old. but a week after that it started happening. :[

 

[Sp3nc3r]

i honestly dont know man

sorry

 

[blitztidus]

Are you doing any water changes, you should be doing about 20% every day to every 2-3 days If not, try to start doing that

 

[Annastasia]

How did you cycle the tank? Are there any large temperature/water stat fluctuations possible? What are you feeding and how often?

Sorry to hear about it. It's possible they were born prematurely, or they are a weak batch, but you still should be able to save them and grow them up.

 

[Spader]

they were premature, i change the water frequently, every 2 days, the temp is always at 80F, and i feed them crushed flakes.

 

[blitztidus]

Just cross your fingers and you should also check your params if possible

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Try adding a very small quantity(and i mean small) of aquarium salt to the tank, salt is quite beneficial for mollys and may help the fry to pull through- the tank is also very hot though as well, more like the sort of temps you would use for treating whitespot rather than keeping mollys in, i would slowly lower it(like a degree once every 1 or 2days) to somthing more suited to mollys like 24-26degrees .