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fantail died Foundryrat 04-14-2006
Posted by Foundryrat on April 14, 2006, 6:39 am
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i have a one gallon setup. Nothing spectacular
but it's all i'm allowed. So i got a one gallon
aquarium. Set it up last saturday bought a
fantail and plecostymous. I didn't wait the full
48 hours for the water to aerate. Although i did
by water neutralyzer. after first few days though
both fish seem to acclymate.

Today was day five plescostymous still healthy.
Looking at the fantail before work there just
wasn't much life to it. It was alive not on the
side but just moving oh so slowly. Almost looked
as though it had battle wounds from poky plastic
plant in aquarium. My theory is the fish
bludgeoned itself to death with poky plastic in
aquarium

Well i got out of work tonight fantail was dead no
life at all. wasn't even dying, it was dead.

Any advice on my next fish. Anyone have fish
bludgeon themselves to death? Would that be a
recurring problem?

Any comments appreciated as i don't know whether
to get a fish tommorrow.

Posted by Foundryrat on April 14, 2006, 6:46 am
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Foundryrat wrote:
> i have a one gallon setup. Nothing spectacular but it's all i'm
> allowed. So i got a one gallon aquarium. Set it up last saturday
> bought a fantail and plecostymous. I didn't wait the full 48 hours for
> the water to aerate. Although i did by water neutralyzer. after first
> few days though both fish seem to acclymate.
>
> Today was day five plescostymous still healthy. Looking at the fantail
> before work there just wasn't much life to it. It was alive not on the
> side but just moving oh so slowly. Almost looked as though it had
> battle wounds from poky plastic plant in aquarium. My theory is the fish
> bludgeoned itself to death with poky plastic in aquarium
>
> Well i got out of work tonight fantail was dead no life at all. wasn't
> even dying, it was dead.
>
> Any advice on my next fish. Anyone have fish bludgeon themselves to
> death? Would that be a recurring problem?
>
> Any comments appreciated as i don't know whether to get a fish tommorrow.
i did stick hand in aquarium to try to adjust
plant and get more rocks under the poky plastic
roots of the plant. Probably not a good idea. DO
i need to put new water in aquarium, and if so i
need my plecostymous to survive. I cannot have
anymore death in my aquarium, just life!

Posted by Foundryrat on April 14, 2006, 6:48 am
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Foundryrat wrote:
> Foundryrat wrote:
>
>> i have a one gallon setup. Nothing spectacular but it's all i'm
>> allowed. So i got a one gallon aquarium. Set it up last saturday
>> bought a fantail and plecostymous. I didn't wait the full 48 hours
>> for the water to aerate. Although i did by water neutralyzer. after
>> first few days though both fish seem to acclymate.
>>
>> Today was day five plescostymous still healthy. Looking at the fantail
>> before work there just wasn't much life to it. It was alive not on
>> the side but just moving oh so slowly. Almost looked as though it had
>> battle wounds from poky plastic plant in aquarium. My theory is the
>> fish bludgeoned itself to death with poky plastic in aquarium
>>
>> Well i got out of work tonight fantail was dead no life at all.
>> wasn't even dying, it was dead.
>>
>> Any advice on my next fish. Anyone have fish bludgeon themselves to
>> death? Would that be a recurring problem?
>>
>> Any comments appreciated as i don't know whether to get a fish tommorrow.
>
> i did stick hand in aquarium to try to adjust plant and get more rocks
> under the poky plastic roots of the plant. Probably not a good idea.
> DO i need to put new water in aquarium, and if so i need my plecostymous
> to survive. I cannot have anymore death in my aquarium, just life!
so basically whatever i did wrong i wanna do right

Posted by Foundryrat on April 14, 2006, 6:51 am
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Foundryrat wrote:
> Foundryrat wrote:
>
>> i have a one gallon setup. Nothing spectacular but it's all i'm
>> allowed. So i got a one gallon aquarium. Set it up last saturday
>> bought a fantail and plecostymous. I didn't wait the full 48 hours
>> for the water to aerate. Although i did by water neutralyzer. after
>> first few days though both fish seem to acclymate.
>>
>> Today was day five plescostymous still healthy. Looking at the fantail
>> before work there just wasn't much life to it. It was alive not on
>> the side but just moving oh so slowly. Almost looked as though it had
>> battle wounds from poky plastic plant in aquarium. My theory is the
>> fish bludgeoned itself to death with poky plastic in aquarium
>>
>> Well i got out of work tonight fantail was dead no life at all.
>> wasn't even dying, it was dead.
>>
>> Any advice on my next fish. Anyone have fish bludgeon themselves to
>> death? Would that be a recurring problem?
>>
>> Any comments appreciated as i don't know whether to get a fish tommorrow.
>
> i did stick hand in aquarium to try to adjust plant and get more rocks
> under the poky plastic roots of the plant. Probably not a good idea.
> DO i need to put new water in aquarium, and if so i need my plecostymous
> to survive. I cannot have anymore death in my aquarium, just life!
i know that wasn't the smartest thing to do but i
did it for the fish's safety. I was in a hurry
and got the feeling the fish was poking itself.


Posted by on April 14, 2006, 7:39 am
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never keep GF with other fish
minimum is 10 gallons per GF


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