Dead fish

Isiah1820 · May 18, 2023

So i screwed up and turned my mp10 on while my fairy wrasse was chillin out in it . It was off for feeding. He didn’t die right away but was marked up pretty good, lost some scales and torn fins. Found him this morning in his hiding spot dead, with hermits, Astrea Snail, bumble bee snail munching on him. So my question should i net it or let them have at it. I’ve lost fish before I never found, with no Ill effects on the tank.

Isiah1820 · May 18, 2023

Welp I posted this at 8am and now it’s noon and they have made quick work of him. And still going at the tiny white bones. I’m kinda shocked they consumed him that quick. I see why I never found 1 other fish that disappeared.

JC1977 · May 18, 2023

if you can get the fish out without having to rearrange your set up or disturbing too much I’d definitely do so. Just saves excess nutrients or potential ammonia spike for you.

vtecintegra · May 18, 2023

I placed a piece of gutter guard inside the output of the cage to keep fish out.

Gumbies R Us · May 18, 2023

Sorry to hear that about your fish!

Isiah1820 · May 18, 2023

JC1977 said:
if you can get the fish out without having to rearrange your set up or disturbing too much I’d definitely do so. Just saves excess nutrients or potential ammonia spike for you.

He was in a spot where I could have netted him. But like my post says he was covered in my CUC so I let them do their job. And I checked back and they clean it to the bone. I barely see any bone honestly.

Isiah1820 · May 18, 2023

Gumbies R Us said:
Sorry to hear that about your fish!

Thanks i appreciate it luckily he was a new guy so I didn’t have a attachment yet but still.

Isiah1820 · May 18, 2023

vtecintegra said:
I placed a piece of gutter guard inside the output of the cage to keep fish out.

I’ll try that.

JC1977 · May 18, 2023

Isiah1820 said:
He was in a spot where I could have netted him. But like my post says he was covered in my CUC so I let them do their job. And I checked back and they clean it to the bone. I barely see any bone honestly.

Yeah they didn’t waste any time did they. Sorry to hear about the fish.

dadnjesse · May 18, 2023

Sorry about your fish. My lawnmower blenny would always go inside mine when I turned them off.

vetteguy53081 · May 18, 2023

Isiah1820 said:
So i screwed up and turned my mp10 on while my fairy wrasse was chillin out in it . It was off for feeding. He didn’t die right away but was marked up pretty good, lost some scales and torn fins. Found him this morning in his hiding spot dead, with hermits, Astrea Snail, bumble bee snail munching on him. So my question should i net it or let them have at it. I’ve lost fish before I never found, with no Ill effects on the tank.

I never turn mine off but this happens. Years ago, I had a lawnmower blenny who moved into the powerhead during power outage and when mower resumed, pieces of him went flying