Sick Fry :(

[omega59]

hi all i have a problem with my fry. they have been in the tank for about a month now doing great! all a sudden i noticed they are becoming very skinny (near the bottum), weak, and often lay at the bottum. I lost 5 fry due to this any ideas what is going on?? my water stats are perfect and i have been feeding them ground up flakes and very small amounts twice a day. Their poo is looking normal color dark and that is all i can observe atm.

tia!

ps. my fry are almost 2 month old!

 

[WILDER]

What type of fry are they?
Are they losing weight due to not eating.

 

[omega59]

they are platy fry and balloon molly fry. they are all eating but they are acting as i said above

 

[Colin_T]

sounds like a disease.
Are they scratching or rubbing themselves on the gravel or plants in the tank?
Check them over carefully and make sure they don't have whitespot.

 

[omega59]

no they aren't scratching against anything, and no signs of ich either.

 

[Colin_T]

bacterial or protozoan.
I gather the water quality is up to scratch. Maybe put some Waterlife Protozin in the tank and see how they respond.

 

[omega59]

i just read about Waterlife Protozin, and i do not believe my fish are suffering from the contents listed as there are no signs.

 

[Colin_T]

it's either water quality or a disease.

 

[WILDER]

What does it look like when the fish go to the toilet.

 

[Colin_T]

What does it look like when the fish go to the toilet.

no idea, they close the door

 

[WILDER]

no idea, they close the door
Lol.
It might help if we knew the colour of the poo.

 

[Colin_T]

tell them not to flush after they go. Then you can have a sticky beak and make sure they are folding and not scrunching.

Hey Wilder
you're a kinky one wanting to know what colour poo they do

 

[omega59]

sorry i been bussy at work

their poo seems to be long and white.

 

[WILDER]

If there thin and producing long stringy white poo it sounds more like internal parasites.
The parasites can pass onto the young from the mother.

 

[omega59]

ahhh, those darn parasites again!!!!!!!!!

okay Wilder should i use the same treatement as before Ultra Cure PX by Gel Tek. it says 5 drops perfish, what would the dossage be for fry 1 drop for all? lol