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By J-ME from the J-ME department, Section Diaries Posted on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 01:32:05 PM PST Tags: (all tags)

My guppies are now 5 days old.

My guppies are now 5 days old. They are healthy and swming around more. They still like the bottom of the tank and I have it at 80deg. I don't know why they wonlt go up to the top. When I feed them i have to knock the food off the top of the water so it will float down to the bottom. I have one or two that will go to the top to eat. If anyone can tell my why please let me know?
We started out with 21 (that we could count) when I cleaned the tank out yesterday we only had 16 so I am thinking that maybe my snails got ahold of the others because they were sick or slow or something. Who knows.
But we are going on a week old and doing good.

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New fry | 8 comments (8 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: New fry (none / 0) (#2)
by stevenortiz on Wed Mar 15, 2006 at 05:35:08 PM PST

its probably because there isnt enough pressure at the top of the water for the baby fish. try adding some aquarium salt or baking soda to add more pressure. add 1tablespoon of aquarium salt per 10 gallons of water.add 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda per 5 gallons of water for 2 days. trust me it'll work.
Steven Ortiz

If your water is pretty hard, you might reconsider (none / 0) (#4)
by unclescott on Thu Mar 16, 2006 at 07:34:20 AM PST

adding to much more mineral to the water. What Steven is suggesting is that their swim bladders are not functioning. We kill a lot of fish and plants with water with too much mineral and organic "stuff" in it.

If they really can't swim to the surface, then there is a swim bladder problem. Try keeping them for a couple of days in the shallow water of a "turtle bowl" or plastic shoe box. Sometimes that helps, though it may be too late.

Could you put a floating plant in the tank, so the fry have shelter and feel secure in the upper part of the water column? Hornwort is good in hard water tanks. I think water sprite is the best of the fry shelters. Najas will do. (Also, the fry will nibble microscopic creatures like rotifers from those plants. They are a useful dietary supplement.)

With plants, you probably do need to leave the light on longer. (See that nuggets from a plant program article.) You also need at least one watt per gallon of water. Two watts/gallon is better.

All the best!
unc;e

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Re: New fry (none / 0) (#1)
by miskairal on Wed Mar 15, 2006 at 02:18:43 PM PST

There are a few reasons why fry seemingly disappear. They could be sick and die and a body that size is hard to find. When they get sick they cna die very quickly which might mean you never see them sick to start with. Look for signs of tail clamping as that is about all you can see.

I don't think snails eat fry but I could be wrong.

What sort of filter do you have? Is it possible they have been sucked up that? I'm assuming you have no adult fish in with the fry?

I have only observed fry to stay near the bottom when there are adults present and then they hide in the gravel. As soon as I remove them to a fry only tank they swim to the top or at least further up. What are you feeding them?
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Re: New fry (none / 0) (#6)
by J-ME on Thu Mar 16, 2006 at 11:10:20 AM PST

I am feeding them gold fish flakes every 2 to 3 hours and once a day (maybe) I am giving them cooked egg yolk (it clouds the tank then I have to clean so I don't feed them it very often).

The filter is on the other side of the screen divder so they will not get sucked up.

And no I don't have any adult fish on the same side with the fry. They will get ate.
Happy fish keeping :-)
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Re: New fry (none / 0) (#3)
by angelhologram on Wed Mar 15, 2006 at 07:23:25 PM PST

Snails as well as other fry/fish will eat dying or dead fry/fish
*BEFORE you buy fish make sure you understand what "Cycling" a tank means <- quoted from miskaral* ~Trying to make a difference one fish at a time~
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Take a flashlight and shine it on the sides of (none / 0) (#5)
by unclescott on Thu Mar 16, 2006 at 07:42:30 AM PST

fry. If they show a sheen of tiny, tiny spots or have clamped tails, look up velvet in Immediate Help. If the white spots are bigger, look up Ich.

Hopefully your check will reveal nothing except active fry with extended fins and full tummies. It is good to look at them carefully though.

Also be careful that uneaten food is not accumulating on the tank bottom. Perhaps more fish are killed by overfeeding than any other cause.

If there is a bunch of rotting food down there, do you have a gravel vacuum you could use to clean up with? If you just have a siphon tube, try swirling it around that debris and see which you can get out. (A few pond snails are useful here too.)

Do be careful not to siphon up any fry. Since I am clumsy and do siphon fry, I got a white bucket - which is ONLY used for fishy things. The fry are visible and can be returned home. I guess that is called "playing within one's game.: ;)

All the best again!
unc

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Re: Take a flashlight and shine it on the sides of (none / 0) (#8)
by J-ME on Thu Mar 16, 2006 at 10:35:32 PM PST

when I look at the one that has the white belly it has what looks to be a small zit on it. Is that was you are talking about. And its tail is just as full all the others.
Happy fish keeping :-)
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Re: Take a flashlight and shine it on the sides of (none / 0) (#7)
by J-ME on Thu Mar 16, 2006 at 11:15:56 AM PST

I have a siphon tube and I clean the tank every other day and have a black mystery snail in the tank with them to eat up some of the left overs.

Some of the guppies are now going to the top of the tank. And they are swiming around more but I still have some that stay at the bottom.

I have one guppy who is very very light is color. It swims around just fine and eats good but is very light. It really stands out in the tank. Anything to worry about or just the color?
Happy fish keeping :-)
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