Help L397 fry dieing

cca001

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Apr 24, 2009
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Perth, Western Australia
Hi all I need some help please.
My L397 babies were fine for about 10-14 days then some started getting very fat stomachs like bloat and are dead within 24hrs :(
I haven't fed them yet after reading up a little on them.
I just let them forage around and eat algae or munch on the bit of driftwood in there.

I have checked the water parameters and the nitrate , nitrite , ammonia , copper , phosphate are well low or non existent.
Would post photos but computer is dead atm so posting from phone.
However I have posted photos on the plecoplanet Facebook page.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
 

Nat's Fish

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Nov 14, 2011
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I feed them slightly blanched zucchini as soon as their egg sacs dissolve & they all smash it. They are probably starving to death. Do you have gravel or a bare bottom tank?