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Babies sudden death

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:21 am
by briankchung
My zebus have been breeding for the pass 2 months, but find dead babies everyday . Kept some of the babies in floating fry trap with and air tube bubbling near the surface to max water flow. Feeding twice a day with tetra discus bits. Water change 20% every week

Water parameter

PH 6.7
No2 0
No3 0
Ammonia 0
Tank been set up for 3 years

Fry total 60 and still breeding , live remaining 12, new Norns and 1 month plus old fry also die on me.....

Please help...thanks~~

Re: Babies sudden death

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:47 pm
by krisA20
Dont feed baby zebras with discus granulat, it swells up in there stomach and they can probaly die from it.

You can use crushed JBL Novotab and tetra tabimin.

Re: Babies sudden death

Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 8:33 pm
by briankchung
O my....!didn't know that....because I didn't see stomach bloat and didn't figure out what happen. What is tetra tabbimin? Will try to find the JBL one as well...thank you so much for your advice...,this happen to me the first time and was so depressing.... :(

Re: Babies sudden death

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:46 am
by arbeZ
Also keep eye on the temperature. Fry require higher temp like 29-30C.

Re: Babies sudden death

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:23 am
by briankchung
arbeZ wrote:Also keep eye on the temperature. Fry require higher temp like 29-30C.
Yes, i do keep the tank at 29.5 degrees, thanks :) will try to change their diet today.....any other food you recommend ? cheers

Re: Babies sudden death

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:53 pm
by har_eh
Try viformo from Sera, the fry love it here.
Make sure you crush it before you throw it in though.

Re: Babies sudden death

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:13 am
by briankchung
har_eh wrote:Try viformo from Sera, the fry love it here.
Make sure you crush it before you throw it in though.
Will definitely give it a try, thanks :D

Re: Babies sudden death

Posted: Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:16 am
by briankchung
krisA20 wrote:Dont feed baby zebras with discus granulat, it swells up in there stomach and they can probaly die from it.

You can use crushed JBL Novotab and tetra tabimin.
Using JBL for the pass few days, 0 death so happy! Thank you so much for the help. Still try to get the tetra tabimin but it's a new product and they don't sell it here yet in Hong Kong~

Re: Babies sudden death

Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2012 6:53 pm
by briankchung
Still 0 death after a week of JBL :D

Male spawning again~~~

Re: Babies sudden death

Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2012 7:22 pm
by krisA20
Good to Hear :D

Re: Babies sudden death

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2012 7:28 am
by briankchung
krisA20 wrote:Good to Hear :D
And yes they are quite happy munching on the JBL tabs, growing 2 more male guarding fries in breeding tube so prob. Get another 20+ more babies :D