male not not keeping fry in nest

[Bettasteve]

my male is trying very hard to keep the fry in the nest but there are more of them on the bottom of the tank then in the nest

can i expect to lose those fry ?

[mand]

My male had the same problem, no matter how hard he tried they just wouldn't stay in the nest and he often had a pile of little ones on the bottom of the tank. After watching them closely i found that if any were down there for more than about 5 minutes they would attempt to swim up on there own and he would take those ones up next.
I don't think i lost any from them being on the bottom but can't be sure as i find it impossible to count all the little devils.

[Bettasteve]

thats what mine has done hez got them all in one pile now they shot for the top but fall short thanks for the info now i don't have to stress as much :d thanks a bunch

[mand]

How high is your water? I had mine at 5" - 6" high. As they got stronger they were able to make it up there themselves.