70% of Jack Dempsey fry are wasting away and will not eat. Please help!

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Have you tested your water?
Yes
If yes, what is your ammonia?
0
If yes, what is your nitrite?
0
If yes, what is your nitrate?
10
If I did not test my water...
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Do you do water changes?
Yes
What percentage of water do you change?
41-50%
How frequently do you change your water?
Every week
If I do not change my water...
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Hi,

I have 0.5 inch Jack Dempsey fry. Water parameters are perfect. About 70% of the fry are wasting away. They won’t eat, and get so thin that they die. They have white stringy poop.

I assumed internal parasites and treated with API general cure as well as Expel-P over the past few weeks but fry are still wasting away and dying. I don’t know the next step :(

I attached pictures or healthy full fry vs sick skinny fry. 9016A2D6-F3E4-4464-8ECA-E3F2DA1BA828.jpegA41C8FAE-47CC-48AB-8A1D-5B2683C5462B.jpeg783D1C6A-FB46-4A23-9B81-2D8326AE286F.jpeg
 

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Hi,

I have 0.5 inch Jack Dempsey fry. Water parameters are perfect. About 70% of the fry are wasting away. They won’t eat, and get so thin that they die. They have white stringy poop.

I assumed internal parasites and treated with API general cure as well as Expel-P over the past few weeks but fry are still wasting away and dying. I don’t know the next step :(

I attached pictures or healthy full fry vs sick skinny fry. View attachment 1513632View attachment 1513633View attachment 1513634
you need more larger water changes and more food, fry are super delicate and they need super clean water and lots of food
 
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