R.I.P little fellers

[paige]

well i cleaned my guppy fry tank today at about 10am and they all seemed alright then but i just looked in the tank and i saw 1 little (1 of the smaller ones) fry just floating dead on the top soo i scooped him up and flooshed him i just thought i'd have another look to try to see what had happened and i spotted another dead fry (another of the smaller ones) at the bottom of the tank so i took him out and flooshed him (by this time i was nearly cring) the funny thing was both of there tales had totally gone and loooked like it was going down to there bodies does anyone have any idea what could of happened to them i hope there's not any bulling in my fry tank.

 

[OrkyBetta]

Sounds like they were being picked on by the bigger fry. Ig the two deadies were little, that is my guess. Keep an eye on the tank, and look for bullies. Seperate any you find. little guppies.

Unfortunately, guppies have a high mortality rate, and that is why they have so many fry. Good luck with the rest!

 

[paige]

yes i will look after them i have 3 more small fry in my big fry tank but i have just moved them in with the 1 week old fry.so they should be alright with them.

 

[IMCL85]

dude how big is ur fish? does other guppy tail is missing too? if yes it might be finrot or fungus .

 

[OrkyBetta]

Fin rot or fungus wouldn't kill them that fast. Are you certain you didn't forget to add like, dechlor or something in your water change? How are the others acting?

 

[paige]

Fin rot or fungus wouldn't kill them that fast. Are you certain you didn't forget to add like, dechlor or something in your water change? How are the others acting?

there fine it definatley wasnt fin rot because they looked like they'd been nibled i just didnt think my little babies would do that they normally look after the smaler ones

 

[Annastasia]

Fin rot DOES look like they've been nibbled. It just rots away parts of their fins. And it may have been fin-rot in an advanced stage, because it can be hard to see on fry, until it's pretty bad. Who knows. But fin rot is more likely then other fry picking on them. Usually, unless there is a BIG size difference, you don't get much picking in Guppies.

Sorry about your fry, Paige.

 

[paige]

there wasnt BIG differences but they were quite small but they had all lived together for all there life and they were the same age so they werent growing much either.

 

[pica_nuttalli]

it also could have been a congenital defect and the other fry nibbled on their dead bodies. like orky already said, guppies have immense numbers of fry at a high rate of speed because most of them just aren't going to make it. the best thing you can do right now is just keep the water clean and hopefully you won't have any more losses.

 

[aquagirl]

As my mom puts it when I cry over dead fry, "Survival of the fittest." and the smaller ones don't have as good of a chance.

 

[3fsh]

Sounds like it could be columnaris. There is a fast acting type that can kill in 24hrs or less. It looks just like fin rot but is much more lethal. Fact is, fry are extremely fragile, so any disease or ailment can kill them more quickly than adults. Larger fry usually leave smaller fry alone... so I honestly don't think they were nipping at them. I have 1cm long dwarf platy fry in with almost full grown guppies and they don't pay any attention to each other.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Did you acclimatise the fry properly to the tank if you took them out or are you positive you didn't add water to the tank that was too cold/hot? Fry are very sensitive to tank temperature and a water change too hot or hot can kill them from the shock as they bodys simply can't handle big changes like that in comparison to adult fish.
Also, how did you go about cleaning the tank- did you clean the filter sponge out in tap water or do a 100% water change in a cycled tank? What are your recent ammonia, nitrate and nitrite stats?


The rotting of their fins is literally that, if the conditions are right a neon tetra can completely rot away in 24hrs, a tiny fry can take hours especially if youve been experiencing lots of hot weather like i have, it makes the right conditions perfect for fast decay...
I would say that taken into consideration you just did a tank clean, too much temp change from a water change or lack of acclimatisation or being clumsy putting in the fresh water and shocking them is by far the most likely cause of their deaths.