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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: RichE on March 06, 2013, 10:16:12 AM

Title: Tragedy in the fish room
Post by: RichE on March 06, 2013, 10:16:12 AM: Tragedy in The fish room. A 40 breeder burst over night and i lost 36 fish and counting UGGGGGGGGGG

It was my corey cat and pleco tank,and I had my breeding german red's 2 males and 5 females and a breeding pair of zebra obl(sp) in there while I was changing out to bigger tanks and a few misc africans all fish were 3" or smaller.

Even lost a albino alge eater, and some l # plecos

It was fine at 11:30pm and the bottom blew out some time after 11:30 and 8am.
Title: Re: Tragedy in the fish room
Post by: linuxrulesusa on March 06, 2013, 10:20:38 AM: Really sorry to hear that. Was it an older tank?
Title: Re: Tragedy in the fish room
Post by: RichE on March 06, 2013, 10:23:34 AM: Quote from: linuxrulesusa on March 06, 2013, 10:20:38 AM
Really sorry to hear that. Was it an older tank?
Newest one I had, been running for months and no issues, even took the gravel and rocks out the other day since it was going to be a holding tank.

The bottom just crckedin3or4 spots.I took a picture
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Post by: Maize-N-Blue-D on March 06, 2013, 10:30:15 AM: Riche - Sorry to hear about your tragedy.

That Sucks !
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Post by: auratus on March 06, 2013, 10:55:52 AM: Sorry to hear for your loss a lot of us have had things like this happen to us . I `d offer you a free pair of Eureaka orange peacocks but your probably to far to want to make a trip out to nowheresville. : )
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Post by: Regalblue on March 06, 2013, 11:08:47 AM: Shitty!

Where's the pictures?
Title: Re: Tragedy in the fish room
Post by: RichE on March 06, 2013, 11:19:12 AM: Only a few small pieces of driftwood in the tank

(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll157/michdeerslayer/loss003_zps93b994b5.jpg)
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll157/michdeerslayer/loss002_zps342199c0.jpg)
(http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll157/michdeerslayer/loss001_zps7515c17e.jpg)
Title: Re: Tragedy in the fish room
Post by: gcalvus on March 06, 2013, 11:30:15 AM: Rich, that sucks,what was the tank sitting on :'(
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Post by: Stan M. on March 06, 2013, 12:05:59 PM: that suck.
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Post by: Ron on March 06, 2013, 12:15:10 PM: Sorry to hear.

I can't help but think of this thread:
http://michigancichlid.com/simplemachinesforum/index.php?topic=2445.0
Running cracked tanks?! ???
Title: Re: Tragedy in the fish room
Post by: RichE on March 06, 2013, 12:38:51 PM: Ron thanks for the eye opening comment. I have one tank that has a crack and its fine. This tank cracked at the bottom and if I knew it was cracked I wouldn't use it.
Title: Re: Tragedy in the fish room
Post by: Ron on March 06, 2013, 01:21:21 PM: Quote from: RichE on March 06, 2013, 12:38:51 PM
Ron thanks for the eye opening comment. I have one tank that has a crack and its fine. This tank cracked at the bottom and if I knew it was cracked I wouldn't use it.
I've got a 50L that got a crack across the front after I fumbled a mag7 pump onto the floor during water changes. It bounced off the floor and hit the tank, sending 3 cracks out from the point where it hit the tank. Miraculously it kept holding water, but the first thing I did was stop everything else I was doing to move the fish and empty the tank. I don't think a chipped corner is a deal breaker, but a crack anywhere is an accident waiting to happen and IMO is a tank that should never be used to hold water.
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Post by: jcunningham0295 on March 06, 2013, 01:22:34 PM: Sorry to hear about your loss Rich. That really sucks. Could the stand have been putting stress on the glass? Just asking. I always put 1/2" to 1" foam under my tanks to account for any stand imbalance or imperfections.
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Post by: JeffroM on March 06, 2013, 01:36:02 PM: That really sucks.
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Post by: four_by_ken on March 06, 2013, 02:37:12 PM: Damn... makes me a little bit sick feeling.
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Post by: Maize-N-Blue-D on March 06, 2013, 03:00:31 PM: Agreed, probably the worst nightmare for any fish keeper !
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Post by: LoveTheFishies on March 06, 2013, 07:38:55 PM: Total fistastrophy. Sorry for your loss(s). :'(
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Post by: dm3475 on March 06, 2013, 07:52:43 PM: wow thar stinks my heart sank when I read this
Title: Re: Tragedy in the fish room
Post by: RichE on March 07, 2013, 09:05:44 AM: Thanks for all the kind comments and words.

I know its part of the hobby, but when you look back at all the time and money you have into it makes it a hard pill to swallow.

Not to worry, I will looking for more fish:)
Title: Re: Tragedy in the fish room
Post by: RichE on March 08, 2013, 07:49:44 AM: I got around to taking apart the broken tank and the bottom part that blew out, was really "glued in"

I think it was just a freak thing, as the rest of the glass on the bottom was not wanting to come out or move
Title: Re: Tragedy in the fish room
Post by: Steve on March 08, 2013, 08:13:56 AM: wow Rich I hate to hear that. I know when I lose just 1 fish it makes feel crappy but to lose 36+ fish overnight...that is terrible I'm so sorry to see this happened to ya :(
Title: Re: Tragedy in the fish room
Post by: Michael Zebrowski on March 08, 2013, 08:23:32 AM: Rich, I too have lost many fish over the years. It doesn't get any easier over time as all my fish are important to me.

In 2000, when my 12" male Xingu III Black Pike Cichlid of an adult pair died from knocking down his heavy rock cave on himself, I was so upset that I gave away all of my fish; this was the only pair in the US back then. It took a few years before I started keeping fish again.

I'll never give up.