My new fries are at day 5. Since the meth blue has been diluted with water changes after they hatched the fungus has been settling on the fry. I have lost most of them now, and I was hoping that when they started swimming (today) that they might be free of the fungus which seems to settle on them in groups on the bottom. Some of them are doing this and are OK but some are struggling to swim with the fungus. Does anyone have any suggestions? Can fry tolerate something likePimafix? Idid not have this problem first time around but have struggled with it every time since. Should I boil or replace my equipment? What would you guys do?
Shaz

though i did not bother to take care of my fries before, fungus normally
get them most of the time... even with perfect water condition.... i am not
sure why but i believe even batches of fries have their own state of health
when hatched... some batches are resistant, some are easily infected...

the breeder in my place once told me, if you intend to raised the fries,
always start raising them in a newly established tank every batch...

Hi Hun, in all honesty I think I would let nature take whatever course it takes. You have your hands full with the babies you have, and if you did what you could (the meth Blue) then things will happen as they are meant to.

When the babies you have are all sold and gone, then I would try again.. But I would make sure you have PLENTY of outlets for them.

But I agree with Paul on this, if they are dying off already, they must be weak...

Let us know how it goes.... I wanna see them!

ahhhgg.

Hopefully some of them hang on.

I still have quite a few alive. Rather than try adding anything to the tank I will just put my faith in water quality and if that isn't enough then they were not meant to be. Nicki I have orders for 200 of the babies and at the moment I am not sure if I will make that. There is a core of monster babies who are clearly unaffected by my over feeding but there are others who are just slowly falling away and dying of starvation. I have tried everything but I think I must have damaged their stomachs, they have not grown and just fade away. That was a learning experience I would rather not repeat in this lifetime....It did teach me the importance of natural selection though, and I will apply that to the fry. When this lot leave the incubation tank I am going to boil everything incase I am just perpetuating the fungus spores from batch to batch...Thanks all, Shaz

hope all goes well shaz
lol @ johny

Thanks guys, did a cull this morn, lots of healthy free swimmers...fingers crossed at least some survive. Eating baby brine now. Johnny thanx for the cartoon. Might print it out and stick it on the tank...shaz

good to hear shazza