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I came home on Sunday from Lake Fork and promptly jumped on a few last minute chores, after I finished mowing the yard, I started in with my 9 water changes. As I approched my final tank (my chimba tank) I noticed several fish up at the surface, apparently gasping for air, including a few larger fry as well.
I felt the urge to panic a bit, but figured, that would not help the fish much, so, I just grabbed a sponge filter and dropped it in the tank, hooked up a pump to it and then proceded to pull the bed filter off my power head. I can't say as to why the fish where in this condition, due to nothing had changed while I was away. They never had this issue before???
After the emergency was over, I started again to go about getting the water changed, but as I dipped the vacuum into the water and started to sift over the surface, I noticed something I've never seen before. There where dozens of fish eggs and embryo's clinging to their half consumed eggs, as well as a few newly released tiny guys.
The lack of air had caused the holding females to spit their young, it was a real shame to see so many young new borns on their egg sacks not moving or barely moving. There where a few that where fighting like all get out, to show me they where not ready to get sucked up and take a long trip to the outside faucet and onto the porch/patio. I grabbed some of the eggs, and some of those embryo's swimming with their eggs still attached and put them into a baby nursery. Today, it appears that three of them are still trying to hang on. I don't know what keeps me in this hobby where I have spent so much money and given so much energy and concern for those who may or may not appreciate it, but I did feel for those little guys who did not make it, and I really would like to see the others survive. I hate losing any fish, and it really upsets me more than I expected it too, I'm think I'm starting to get burned out.
I don't believe their chances are very good, but then if mother teresa of the GHAC where here..... :)
All of those who make it (if any) will go to Fishlady and her growing colony of F2 chimba's....
CF
I felt the urge to panic a bit, but figured, that would not help the fish much, so, I just grabbed a sponge filter and dropped it in the tank, hooked up a pump to it and then proceded to pull the bed filter off my power head. I can't say as to why the fish where in this condition, due to nothing had changed while I was away. They never had this issue before???
After the emergency was over, I started again to go about getting the water changed, but as I dipped the vacuum into the water and started to sift over the surface, I noticed something I've never seen before. There where dozens of fish eggs and embryo's clinging to their half consumed eggs, as well as a few newly released tiny guys.
The lack of air had caused the holding females to spit their young, it was a real shame to see so many young new borns on their egg sacks not moving or barely moving. There where a few that where fighting like all get out, to show me they where not ready to get sucked up and take a long trip to the outside faucet and onto the porch/patio. I grabbed some of the eggs, and some of those embryo's swimming with their eggs still attached and put them into a baby nursery. Today, it appears that three of them are still trying to hang on. I don't know what keeps me in this hobby where I have spent so much money and given so much energy and concern for those who may or may not appreciate it, but I did feel for those little guys who did not make it, and I really would like to see the others survive. I hate losing any fish, and it really upsets me more than I expected it too, I'm think I'm starting to get burned out.
I don't believe their chances are very good, but then if mother teresa of the GHAC where here..... :)
All of those who make it (if any) will go to Fishlady and her growing colony of F2 chimba's....
CF
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