Heart attack?

MrDJeep123 · Feb 3, 2015

Ok, so I'm fuming. I'm like insanely angry right now. I was taking photos of the reef. A not so nice fish chased my copperband from his area. I turn around to put the camera down and turned back to the tank. In that instant, the copperband met his fate. It is now dead. Stiff as a board. I don't know what the heck happened. I'm beyond speech and disbelief. I just got him Saturday. I had to drive 2 hours just to get him! *grumbles*

Someone please tell me they play possum?

TUSI · Feb 3, 2015

Sorry to read this. It happened to me with a tail spot goby and I was devasted cause it happened in front of my eyes and there was nothing I could do. How old was the copperband?

Reefing Madness · Feb 3, 2015

Umm no. I had the same thing happen to a Yellow Tang once. Weirdests thing I've ever seen. If he was playing dead, his gills would still be moving, but......Im guessing they stopped also.

MrDJeep123 · Feb 3, 2015

Reefing Madness said:
Umm no. I had the same thing happen to a Yellow Tang once. Weirdests thing I've ever seen. If he was playing dead, his gills would still be moving, but......Im guessing they stopped also.

Wishful thinking. I know they don't. I'm just taken aback by how sudden this was...

TUSI said:
Sorry to read this. It happened to me with a tail spot goby and I was devasted cause it happened in front of my eyes and there was nothing I could do. How old was the copperband?

That was probably a strange thing to see. I don't know it's age. He was small, around 3".

TUSI · Feb 3, 2015

It's a helpless feeling. The worst feeling, we don't realize it but this is a perfect example how much we are attached to our fish. It's like a pet being ran over by a car and we were there watching it. I have a copper bandit you can have him but a warning he picks on softies. He got to come out cause he is costing me money already killed two scolys.

Diesel · Feb 3, 2015

Sorry to hear that.
They are on them self difficult fish to keep or to get them to eat.
You think the copper has anything to do with it......................... :drum:

Daniel@R2R · Feb 3, 2015

Dang, bro! Sorry to hear this!

hybridazn · Feb 3, 2015

Yikes dude, that's terrible

MrDJeep123 · Feb 3, 2015

TUSI said:
It's a helpless feeling. The worst feeling, we don't realize it but this is a perfect example how much we are attached to our fish. It's like a pet being ran over by a car and we were there watching it. I have a copper bandit you can have him but a warning he picks on softies. He got to come out cause he is costing me money already killed two scolys.

It's very tempting. But I have lots of softies. I'll consider it. Mine didnt even look at them. I'm afraid if I took you up on the offer it wouldn't go well for me. I knew it was a 50/50 shot. I seen him eat at the store; eagerly.

Diesel said:
Sorry to hear that.
They are on them self difficult fish to keep or to get them to eat.
You think the copper has anything to do with it......................... :drum:

:angel:

Gopi · Feb 4, 2015

That is just crazy...I'm so sorry he just died like that.
I've had fish where I've had to stare at them and wait for the gills to move just to make sure.