Need Some Help-Fry Keep Dying on Day 3
Thursday, June 7, 2012 9:31 AM
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So with my first breeding pair, an onyc perc with ocellaris male, I tried 2 clutches. Of the 2 I have one surivivor over 60 DPH. All of the other fry died on day 3. So, I recently tried a batch of full ocellaris, had over 200 hatch on Sunday night. When I got home from work yesterday, I planned on adding a gallong of parent water to the tank, but was shocked to see only 10 fry left swimming, the rest were dead. I vacuumed them out and did a slow drip adding a mix of 1 gallon new, 1 gallon parent water. This morning the 10 were still alive. I've been feeding the ocellaris brood pair originally just Formula 2 pellets, but just switched to Thera A as it has higher protein rating. I feed the rots Rotigrow Complete twice a day as well as tint the fry water with it. The rot density in the fry tank was thick. Is there such thing as too thick, or was it the Rotigrow Complete? This has happened 3 times now. Mitch May thinks it's caused by tinting the water and feeding the rots with the Complete. Any thoughts? I'm at a loss and getting really disheartened. Thank you.
<message edited by WestOhooligan on Friday, June 8, 2012 9:16 AM>
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