Missing Fry

[Seb Spiers]

4 days ago I had 10 molly fry in a tank on their own, nothing else in the tank apart froma plant and some gravel.

Now today I can only count 6.... I cant see any dead ones and theres none in the filter.... any idea what could have happened?

 

[Ludwig Venter]

I've had situations where I innitially count 7 to 11 fry..... At the end of the day, turns out to be 18 to 22...... They are masters at hiding at that size.... Give it a week and count again... They might still be hanging around somewhere....

 

[Seb Spiers]

I've had situations where I innitially count 7 to 11 fry..... At the end of the day, turns out to be 18 to 22...... They are masters at hiding at that size.... Give it a week and count again... They might still be hanging around somewhere....

There isnt really anywhere for them to hide, theyre in the tank on the left in this photo;

 

[shelaghfishface]

they could have been eaten, have you checked the filter ,sorry but they are very good hiders

 

[mezzic]

the fry are near enough see through so they'll be hiding at the bottom with the gravel, best way to find them is feed them and count them then

 

[Seb Spiers]

they could have been eaten

There's nothing in there to eat them they have a tank of their own.

 

[shelaghfishface]

oh yeah, i would have seen that if i had read it properly sorry, ill bet they are in amongst the gravel then

 

[OldMan47]

Mollies are masters at hiding. The varied gravel in the left hand tank means that if they lay on the gravel, or even between the grains, they will seem to disappear. A dark one in front of one of the darker pieces or a light one in front of a lighter piece will seem to not be there. As Ludwig suggested, give them a week or two and count again. You are probably missing a few while counting.