fry dieing

[aquaholic]

Hi all
i have some fry that are nearly 5 weeks old but over the last few days i have been losing 3 to 4 or a day for no apparent reason they seem to stop eating get weak and die.my water seems good nitrates 5-10 ammonia 0 ph 7.0 temp 30 and have been doing 20% water chages each day. any thoughts why this might be happening.

cheers andrew

[samir]

youre not changing enough water. do 80-90 % each day. what size tank and how many fry do you have ???

[aquaholic]

thanks samir
there in a80l tank and there down to about 15 fry.do you think my nitrates are two high?

[samir]

probably flukes. cant say. next time try putting a uv in the tank. also the sooner you seperate the fry the less chance of disease spreading.

[aquaholic]

is it worth while trying some prazi
ordered my uv this morning. probably a week tolate:(

[mistakes r crucial]

My guess is flukes, it's not the lack of water changes, that won't kill them. If you're losing 3-4 a day then there is either something very wrong with your water or you have parasites.
MAC

[aquaholic]

thanks mac
water parameters that i can mesure are all good so like you say, flukes or parasites either way big bummer:(

[mistakes r crucial]

Welcome to breeding Discus, it's a learning curve!
MAC

[downandout]

WOW u guys may have given me inside to why i lost over 100 babies in 14 days :( everything test right the fish shop was at a lost to why they were dying ... next time i will know :)

thanks

[Ogre]

Whats the recommended methord to get rid of Flukes or parasites in this case?

[mistakes r crucial]

Praziquantel at .5mg per litre of water. You can go to .8 but I wouldn't recommend it with young fry or juveniles.
MAC