hi all got our Betta's to spawn and we got fry there 7 days old but on waking up we find them all died not sure why this is we water changed them and was feeding them on micro worm and baby shrimp .

Hi there,

Next time dont do any water changes until they are bigger, water changes at 7 days is way to soon.

I dont do any water changes in my tanks for at least the first three to four weeks and at the moment have 4 tanks with at least over 100 fry in each tank.

My youngest been 1 month old , and I have only done a water change once.

Hope this helps abit.

Regards

I was doing water changes on my fighters only a few days after swimming and they were all fine....

There could have been something in the water (e.g chlorine) that could have affected them, or the water could have stressed them in some way (too cold or too hot)...

they could of also starved as they generally can't eat bbs untill they are quite bigger, as they are very tiny when they hatch

was the water hot? i accidently cooked a whole tank of fry once when i nocked the heater and didnt notice

had you fed them anything?

(they could of also starved as they generally can't eat bbs untill they are quite bigger, as they are very tiny when they hatch)

what is the best thing to feed them on if bbs are to big .

(There could have been something in the water (e.g chlorine) that could have affected them, or the water could have stressed them in some way (too cold or too hot)...)

we are on spring water here no chlorine e.g in the water and tank was watched very closely on temp .

fighter fry size are various between each batch, when they are hatched, same as gold fish, it does not matter what you feed them, i feed my fries BBS since the second day hatched, and i add water up each week till the tank full, and then, they will be big enough to be removed to another bigger tanks with aged water. hope this helps.

boiled up egg yolk,mixed into a paste works a treat

Egg yolk is good food but it is realy easy to overfeed and polute the water. You need to keep the air warm above the tank as well. Easier in a fish house where the room is heated but a good lid can do the same thing. I used to use a drip feed system with infusoria 24/7 then gradually add brine shrimp nuplii as well.

will on a close look on the tank before cleaning it my partner find 2 fry alive in the tank so we so got 2 fry woohoo

If you can keep them alive for the first 2-3 weeks you are usually away after that.

I find that in general is it very hard to see fry for the first couple of weeks and that there are often more in the tank than you think.

is about to try it again with same male diff female and this is the first time for my partner with breeding tropical fish (having them) (betta) if can will take pic of her fish so u can see them .

ps there is 3 fry now woohoo