Very sad loss today

Salty Brother · 02/27/2006, 06:35 PM

I dont know what happened, I got home from school looked at my flame angel and he was fine, swimming around, picking at the rocks. I take a nap, come back down to the tank and he was stuck to the powerhead

. I feel so bad, and it was also a very expensive fish. I think I might just concentrate on corals from now on, no more fish for a while.
-Patrick

mr pink floyd · 02/27/2006, 06:37 PM

GET A PYGMY haha i love those things, i had a scare wiht mine 2 days ago, i looked under the towel to hid some light from my moons and hes swimming weird head diwn in the sand, next moring hes fine

SSweet1 · 02/27/2006, 06:59 PM

I know how you feel I bought a $46 blue assessor and he jumped the next morning. I knew I should have bought that coral instead

Carrie

Salty Brother · 02/27/2006, 07:01 PM

SSweet1, it sounds bad but that is how I feel, Im going to concentrate on getting a lot more corals in my tank.

mr pink floyd · 02/27/2006, 07:09 PM

yae i have to make a sump and get a skimmer with bday money, then im all corals, i have 4 fish in there now, and ill do all softies untill summer, whe nill get a job, get me a 24 or 36 inch T5, 4 bulbs, and get me some SPS, and patrick, if you want cheap good frags, join a local reefing club, thast what i did, adn march 19 in gettign free gsp, a remora skimemr for 50 bucks, maybe, or a coralife skimmer for cheap, i have to talk to a guy, trust me its worth the 20 bbucks a year here in ct

Alaskan Reefer · 02/27/2006, 07:22 PM

If he couldn't overcome a powerhead inlet, he probably wasn't going to survive anyway. It sucks, but that's reality -- somehow the shock from the move compromised his ability to swim away from a simple powerhead. Don't let it bother you, it happens. At least he didn't rot from disease in your tank.

Jon Evans · 02/27/2006, 07:25 PM

Ciiiircle of liiiife. (lion king reference)

vessxpress1 · 02/27/2006, 07:30 PM

lol Like that one Jon.

I do feel sorry for you though. I too have lost plenty o' fish in my day.

reefman77 · 02/27/2006, 08:17 PM

must be instinct, mine did the exact same thing.

02/27/2006, 06:35 PM	#1
Salty Brother Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,119	Very sad loss today I dont know what happened, I got home from school looked at my flame angel and he was fine, swimming around, picking at the rocks. I take a nap, come back down to the tank and he was stuck to the powerhead . I feel so bad, and it was also a very expensive fish. I think I might just concentrate on corals from now on, no more fish for a while. -Patrick

02/27/2006, 07:22 PM	#6
Alaskan Reefer Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Eagle River, Alaska Posts: 2,360	If he couldn't overcome a powerhead inlet, he probably wasn't going to survive anyway. It sucks, but that's reality -- somehow the shock from the move compromised his ability to swim away from a simple powerhead. Don't let it bother you, it happens. At least he didn't rot from disease in your tank. __________________ Unattended children will be given double shot espresso and a free puppy. Current Tank Info: 125g FOWLR -- Conversion Back To SPS In Progress

02/27/2006, 07:25 PM	#7
Jon Evans Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Massillon, OH Posts: 297	Ciiiircle of liiiife. (lion king reference) __________________ If you are in the stock market, look to diversify your portfolio with global equities. Warren Buffett said so. Current Tank Info: 75 gallon FOWLR tank with 20 gal sump/fuge

02/27/2006, 06:37 PM	#2
mr pink floyd Moved On Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: west hartford, CT Posts: 3,480	GET A PYGMY haha i love those things, i had a scare wiht mine 2 days ago, i looked under the towel to hid some light from my moons and hes swimming weird head diwn in the sand, next moring hes fine

02/27/2006, 06:59 PM	#3
SSweet1 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Jacksonville Fl. Posts: 559	I know how you feel I bought a $46 blue assessor and he jumped the next morning. I knew I should have bought that coral instead Carrie

02/27/2006, 07:01 PM	#4
Salty Brother Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,119	SSweet1, it sounds bad but that is how I feel, Im going to concentrate on getting a lot more corals in my tank.

02/27/2006, 07:09 PM	#5
mr pink floyd Moved On Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: west hartford, CT Posts: 3,480	yae i have to make a sump and get a skimmer with bday money, then im all corals, i have 4 fish in there now, and ill do all softies untill summer, whe nill get a job, get me a 24 or 36 inch T5, 4 bulbs, and get me some SPS, and patrick, if you want cheap good frags, join a local reefing club, thast what i did, adn march 19 in gettign free gsp, a remora skimemr for 50 bucks, maybe, or a coralife skimmer for cheap, i have to talk to a guy, trust me its worth the 20 bbucks a year here in ct

02/27/2006, 07:30 PM	#8
vessxpress1 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NW IL Posts: 1,603	lol Like that one Jon. I do feel sorry for you though. I too have lost plenty o' fish in my day.

02/27/2006, 08:17 PM	#9
reefman77 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: naperville, IL Posts: 729	must be instinct, mine did the exact same thing.