I finally moved all my fish into their new home

[cutechic]

Well, I'm back from Europe (I had an awesome time) and my tank finished cycling while I was there. I got my dad to add the ammonia every day. When I got back, I did the big water change to reduce nitrates, adjusted the temperature to match the temp. in the 4 gallon, and got ready to move the fish.

I thought I only had 8 fry in the four gallon, but it turns out I had 13. I moved all the fry and the adults into the 10 gallon. It took me about an hour to catch them all, float them in a plastic container in the new tank, and release them.

They seemed to be doing fine, but I forgot to turn the heater on, and overnight the temperature dropped 8 degrees. It was at 78 last night, and now it's at 70. The adults are all fine, but I've found three dead fry, and some more are laying on the gravel, dying. I don't know what to do I'm slowly raising the temperature.

To make matters worse, when I was feeding the fish I saw one of the fry get eaten by an adult. I thought the fry were too big to fit in the adults' mouths, because they are about half the length of the adults (although much skinnier), but I guess I was wrong. I keep replaying it over in my mind- it's awful. I know that when I go to feed my fish in the morning, I'll find even more fry dead.

 

[petitericeball]

not ur fault its a fact of nature if ur really worried and have nuttin in the 4 gallon you could put the rest of the babies back in there

 

[cutechic]

I don't think I could catch any of them. I put so many plastic plants in for hiding places- it's like an underwater maze. I guess I could try, but I think the shock of being transferred again will be just as bad as leaving them in there, except for the fact that they would definitely not be eaten in the four gallon. I don't understand, the adult platies completely ignored the fry when they were together in the four gallon

 

[waterwatereverywhere]

Wish I could think of something to help - but sorry about your losses cutechic

 

[Silly me]

I have about 80 platy fry's in the tank with the mother fish.. maybe just to much to eat but they dont seem to get less?

you can have half of mine.?

 

[cutechic]

I have about 80 platy fry's in the tank with the mother fish.. maybe just to much to eat but they dont seem to get less?

you can have half of mine.?

Thanks, but I don't think fry would ship too well from South Africa to Canada

 

[cutechic]

Anyone know of anything I can do? I've posted in the Emergancy section, too.