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Date Posted: 16:20:17 09/15/02 Sun
Author: Choncho
Subject: Re: Molly fry dying, please help!
In reply to: Choncho 's message, "Molly fry dying, please help!" on 14:19:36 09/10/02 Tue

Well, since I've posted this, I moved the fry to my smaller tank, and they're doing fine. No more have died, and they seem happier.

>Hi,
>I have a 20 gallon tank, with 3 black lyre-tail
>mollies, 3 mickey mouse platies, and a pleco.
>
>One of my molly had fry about 6 weeks ago. I put them
>in a breeding net, (there were 6 that I found). One
>died about 2 weeks ago, it was small and had a very
>bent tail(since birth). Then last week another one,
>who also was small, died. Now today I found one of the
>largest dead. I see no signs of stress or disease. Of
>the 3 left, 2 are large and one seems quite small.
>
>I feed them 3-4 times a day (lightly) with powdered
>flakes and frozen baby brine shrimp. I also do a daily
>water change, siphoning any leftovers from the bottom.
>I tested the water, and everything is fine. Should I
>try and let them go loose in the tank? I'd hate for
>them to get eaten. But two appear to be big enough to
>not fit in the other fish's mouths. Also I worry that
>they won't get enough to eat. Or that they might get
>stuck on the filter uptake.
>
>Oh, and I also have a cycled 5 gallon tank with three
>dalmation platies in it. It has a box filter. Recently
>(about 2 weeks ago) I treated the platies for ick, and
>now they are fine. No signs of sickness anymore, and
>I've done some partial water changes to remove the
>meds, and put the activated carbon back in.
>
>Should I move the fry to that tank, or would the move
>be too stressful? Any advice or suggestions would be
>appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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Re: Molly fry dying, please help! -- Heidi, Your #1 fishlover and Forum Administrator!!!, 03:37:59 09/18/02 Wed