Posted by PHSplendens on February 10, 2003 at 16:41:26:
In Reply to: Epp! Baby fish! What do I do? posted by nightflower7 on February 10, 2003 at 11:58:23:
:I just bought some new fish, unfortunatly, one already died, and one looks to be on his way out. But I was checking on him this morning, and noticed something odd. I have tiny fish swimiing near the gravel in my aquarium...I can only guess that they must be red plattys, because the fish I had befor was a male fancy guppie (and a neon tetra, but thats irelevant, because they don't breed in captivity). Anyway, I am tottaly unprepared to care for little fish. How do I start? Do i need to worry about them being eaten? (I have, one sick red platty, one almost healthy looking red platty, and a very healthy fancy guppie, and a neon tetra) and should I worry about carring for the sick fish? or would that be harmfull to my babies?
:Any information you can give me on carring for these little guys (and for my other fish as well) would be so helpfull. thank you.
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First if you want the fry to live you need to get them to another tank, at least 10-gallons. They can be fed flake food that has been crushed into a fine powder along with baby brine shrimp, daphnia, and even liquid food for livebearers. They will need to be fed 4 or 5 times a day and need to have partial water changes 3 or 4 times a week.
Then you need to find out what is causing the others to be sick. We can help, but we need to know a few things. What are your ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate levels? What size tank is it? How long has your tank been setup? How many of each fish do you have? How much and how often do you feed the fish? How often do you clean the tank, and how much water do you change?
PHSplendens
