my fry are dying

[cutechic]

I've got around 9 platy fry (sbout 2 months old, but their growth was stunted because they were living in a 4 gallon, so they havent grown at all in the last month) along with 4 adult platies in my 10 gallon.

I put all the platies in last night. The temperature was 78 degrees, the same as their previous home. Overnight, the temp. dropped to 72 degrees, and when I woke up, 3 fry had died.

Now most of the fry are laying on the gravel, and they look like they're about to die. I'm raising the temperature slowly, but what else can I do?

(pH 7.0 ppm, ammonia nitrite both 0 ppm, nitrate 5 ppm)

 

[breezer40]

Hi cutechic

Sorry to hear about the fry but they are very fragile. Sudden swings in temperature can be fatal and stressful to any fish but fry are even more effected. I really don't know what you can do apart from keep a close eye on them. keep up posted.

 

[cutechic]

I looked in the tank this morning when feeding them, and I couldn't see any more dead fry. I don't see how that's possible, because all the fry looked like they were about to die yesterday Some were brave enough to come out to eat, so hopefully they'll make it. Thanks for the support. I'll post if anything else happens.

 

[jams.alaskan]

Glad to hear it. They were with the others in the 4 gal right? With the warmer temp they should be ok...

ALASKA

 

[breezer40]

Good new!..I have my fingers crossed for them!

 

[cutechic]

Glad to hear it. They were with the others in the 4 gal right? With the warmer temp they should be ok...

Yes, they were.

I found two more dead babies- somehow they're deep in the gravel, not just lying on top. I can't bear to look at them. I think I need to get someone else to take them out for me. I was just trying to help the fry by putting them in a bigger tank, but I've just made things worse