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    Lost 1/2 my Kiku colony tonight

    I decided it was time to do the BIG water change, clean the sand, grab the young from the overflow box etc..

    I put all the adults in a large cooler like I have done before, figuring they where going to end up in there for only an hour or two. This was a airtight cooler. I closed the lid on them. Well more than 2 hours would go by before I looked in on them and to my SHOCK and horror ALL the fish where on the bottom. I moved them quickly into fresh water and add bubblers.. Now that I am writing my not so happy halloween message, I am grabbing my stupid bat and hitting myself over the head with it.. I starting over again.. 9m/6f (prays) / 1fry that is to small to even sex...

    Yeah I know I fuggared things up... its my fault for not keeping track of time and adding bubblers.... I feel dumb now.

    What fish do Jesper have
    180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
    110     Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
    58 S. Decorus
    "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." -Margaret Thatcher
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  • #2
    you shouldnt have even removed them from the tank at all. i dont understand why you would do that. I do 90% water changes every week and clean my sand and they never leave the tank, ive never lost a fish.

    I feel you though and im sorry for your loss.
    I make people happy

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    • #3
      I'm kinda curious as to why you have to remove all the adults from the tank , too ?

      Btw...I'm sorry for your loss.....sh*T happens sometimes .
      Last edited by supadave; 10-31-2010, 10:23 PM.

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      • #4
        I did it because I wanted 100% of the water gone. I wanted to remove all the substrate and get rid of an over population of MTS. The only way I could do this was to remove everything out and vacuum the bottom. I have done this at least 10 times in the past and never had a problem. Usually I dont take as long as I did this time because the only person who could help me was my roomate's son and we took a lot longer than I though getting though this. Usually I have more helpers to do this and I usually have a different cooler for holding the fish (bigger cooler) and this time I was like no problem I this smaller cooler and we will be done and back in the tank within the hour, so no biggie.. I usually do 90% water changes so I know how to do those.. it was just I wanted everything cleaned this time... got it done but my cheer stupidity got the best of me :(

        What fish do Jesper have
        180 WC T. Moorii Chilambo +1 Petro trewavasae.
        110         Cyps, WC Xeno Spilopterus Kipili WC/F1/F2 T. sp red Kiku
        58 S. Decorus
        "The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money." -Margaret Thatcher

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        • #5
          Don't beat yourself up ...Jesper . Sometimes you can do something a hundred times and never have a problem....then all of sudden one day...tragedy strikes . We get so complacent with our routine maintenance ..that we fail to realize that the smallest change can be catastrophic . Trust me I speak from experience....... I lost a group of Fronts last year due to my complacency .

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          • #6
            oh ok if you were getting rid of that MTS then i understand why you had to remove the fish.
            I make people happy

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            • #7
              Sorry to hear that it, that is a tough loss for any fish keeper. I would like to thank you for posting this though. As tough is it may be to post about perhaps it will keep someone else who reads this from making the same mistake in the future. After all that is the ultimate purpose of this forum; to learn from others.
              Last edited by Gene D; 11-01-2010, 02:29 AM.
              120g - Tropheus Moorii Kambwimba
              180g - Petrochromis Macrognathus Dine/Tropheus Moorii Namansi I

              "Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has not heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative, has no brains"....Winston Churchill

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              • #8
                Sorry to hear this man. Like Dave said...***** happens
                If it ain't wild caught
                You ain't doing it right

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                • #9
                  Damn J!

                  Time to bring in a box of WC.
                  I ate my fish that died.

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                  • #10
                    Sorry to hear Jesper...
                    300g - Petrochromis Texas "Red Fin" Longola, Petrochromis Red Bulu, Tropheus Red Rainbow Kansanga.

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                    • #11
                      Ouch, that sucks. I have been the victum of water change loss before. It is the little mistakes that make you get mad at yourself.
                      Fishtafarian- Fish are more than just a hobby, they are an obsession.

                      110 gal Tall (Angel Community)
                      29 gal (Planted Puffer)
                      10 gal (snails and small planted)
                      5 gal Hex (shrimp)

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                      • #12
                        Big time bummer.....sorry bud...

                        CF
                        Truth is the cement that holds the bricks and stones of a sane and civilized society together. Remove the former and the latter will crumble.

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                        • #13
                          Mann! Sorry to hear that.
                          500g ????
                          220g F1 Blue Giant Petrochromis
                          180g WC Cyphotilapia Frontosa Moba.
                          30g Fry tank

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                          • #14
                            Sorry dude. I can give 30 namansi reefs. Just come get them.
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                            • #15
                              Wtg ff

                              cf
                              Truth is the cement that holds the bricks and stones of a sane and civilized society together. Remove the former and the latter will crumble.

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