Well.....stink

revhtree · Apr 24, 2020

Well stink.....

This was my mated male I had for several years.

Fourstars · Apr 24, 2020

Poor guy.

joe0813 · Apr 24, 2020

was he sick? Either way sorry for the loss of your fish friend

Arthacker87 · Apr 24, 2020

I blame the wife looks too set up imo... sorry for the loss though.

Mal11224 · Apr 24, 2020

Wow. Sorry man. Mine hang around my power heads all time and it worries me.

revhtree · Apr 24, 2020

Thanks guys this pump was 8ft away from where he hangs out. He had been getting skinny but was eating. Must of had something going on.

WVNed · Apr 24, 2020

Sorry for your loss. Lately a few of mine just seem to have disappeared.

LRT · Apr 24, 2020

That blows! These fish are insane but so cool but you just never know where they are going to end up.

TheShrimpNibbler · Apr 24, 2020

Sorry about the loss. It’s always sad to lose a fish. If the pump was that far away, he may have already been dead when he got sucked in.

SDK · Apr 24, 2020

So sorry for your loss.

I get REALLY attached to my clowns, more than any other fish. I individually and fondly remember every one I’ve ever kept.

revhtree · Apr 24, 2020

SDK said:
So sorry for your loss.

I get REALLY attached to my clowns, more than any other fish. I individually and fondly remember every one I’ve ever kept.

Thanks and that’s me too. Clownfish are my all time faves. These two would let me work around or do anything around their eggs and not bite me. Hope I can find another good male!

Crustaceon · Apr 24, 2020

Sucks to hear that. I had a maroon clown that was infested with internal parasites from the last owner who traded it into the lfs. I battled to keep alive for four months. After a few weeks in QT, I got it to start eating med-soaked food and it plumped up. I figured it had to be months past the life cycle of any parasite and it acted completely normal, so into the display it went. A week later it died. Sometimes this hobby punches you straight in the nuts.

revhtree · Apr 28, 2020

Crustaceon said:
Sucks to hear that. I had a maroon clown that was infested with internal parasites from the last owner who traded it into the lfs. I battled to keep alive for four months. After a few weeks in QT, I got it to start eating med-soaked food and it plumped up. I figured it had to be months past the life cycle of any parasite and it acted completely normal, so into the display it went. A week later it died. Sometimes this hobby punches you straight in the nuts.

Ugh hat to hear that!

Katrina71 · Apr 28, 2020

I'm very sorry about your little guy

AZMSGT · Apr 28, 2020

Bummer, I had a small Chromis that was near a MP40 when it started up after a feeding and poof, just like that it was sucked in and it was killed.

ScottR · Apr 28, 2020

revhtree said:
Thanks and that’s me too. Clownfish are my all time faves. These two would let me work around or do anything around their eggs and not bite me. Hope I can find another good male!

Sucks to lose anything that’s made it over a year. My condolences.

cmoore806 · Apr 28, 2020

This is my fear when watching every movie where people sneak through the air vents, the fan never gets turned on in the movies. Reality, apparently, is different. RIP little fish!

Cory · Apr 28, 2020

Sorry about this. The problem is manufacturing needs to get smarter. Its happened to me too.

Hugh Mann · Apr 28, 2020

That super sucks, good looking clown that was. I've read a lot about fish getting killed by power heads and pumps, is there any way to prevent this? Mesh screen, or finer cage around the power head?