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Guppy

Jeny — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:16:17 GMT

Demitri Died yesterday I ve been watching him for a few days I thought he was lonely cause of me switching the females to the other tank He was sickly didnt have a clue to why he deid im soooo sad cuz hes been with us Since Early september

Poor Oliver

jasminehill — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:29:00 GMT

Midas gave a hard fight but died today ......I tried everything I could think of to save him but some things are just meant to be.............I will miss him. RIP Oliver

Baby Platy

Spotty001 — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 05:28:04 GMT

My little baby platy died yesterday while I was at school...I really don't know what happened......She was about 3 months and a little smaller than 1/2 inches......

male betta and male lyrletail gone in a week

kraziechia — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:38:50 GMT

Not sure what happened it was so sudden. Male lyrletail became very round and sank to bottom barely moving then passed. And my male betta became sluggish and kept to himself. Quarinteened him but didn't help any. All water parameters are fine. don't know what happened. Maybe the cucumber thing for the snails wasn't a good idea, but that was the only change in the tank.

Casualties of Ice Storm '08

Pokey71 — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 07:00:35 GMT

I live in Upstate NY and had no power for 3 days because of the ice storm. Unfortunately I had no way to keep the tanks heated during the last and coldest night and lost half of the residents of my community tank. I was fortunate enough to be able to move my 15 bettas to my neighbor's where they had a wood stove but I lost 2 of them. I lost fish that I'd had for many years. These are my lost ones: 4 angels, 3 bronze corys, 3 otos, 3 gold pristella, 4 rummy nosed tetras, one convict cichlid and 2 bettas.

~Carlos

lost 2 fish

woodys16 — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 07:39:59 GMT

i have recently lost 2 of my fish. the first i came home one day and discoverd the other fish eating them. the other fish was being attacked by the others. is this a sign of disease? these fish have been together for over a year, and no indication of this kind of activity before.

3 fish

debbie02civiclx — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 11:42:59 GMT

I just vacuumed my tank to find a glass catfish, a tiger barb, and a african dwarf frog floating :(

I loved those glass catfish. I have one left!

Lost Violet Goby (Dragon Fish)

SKeith — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:47:26 GMT

Music playing in the background: Suicide is Painless (theme song to MASH)

I came back from the weekend to see my goby on the floor. He would have had to jump where the filter was. I didn't think that violet gobys were jumpers, but he would have had to leap far to end where he did.

Really frustrating loss,

Mindnova — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:30:54 GMT

First was curly, one of the feeder fish we first got for the outdoor pond. If you look at my tanks on site you'll see him with the white tipped nose. The three of them were in the pond overwintering, I have a heater to keep a hole in the ice and a big rock to hide under. He just disappeared. The other two are fat and sassy. so was he.

The second was a real waste of life. My red gourami a beautiful specimen was found dead in the back of my bio-cube this morning. The back is open into the wet/dry filtration and he had died on the grid the water drops through to the bio-balls.

The lip between the aquarium is only an eighth of an inch above water level. I'm going to have to figure out how to block this off. I think some plastic window screen should do it, maybe with Velcro.

Anyway, I guess I'm not old enough (5 decades) to not shed a tear for a fish.

May the water be as warm silk, the bugs slow and fat, and the plants tender and flavorful. May they find the perfect pools and refreshing rapids.

Goodbye curly

Doug

RIP Shadow...

FastFoward5k — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:16:15 GMT

My beloved, female black Balloon Molly just died yesterday. She was about to be a mom. She had had ich for about 1 1/2 months. My tank originally caught ich at that same time. All the other fish's cleared up, but not hers. I quarantined her with her own 10 gallon to herself. She ate fine and was very active, despite her ailment. When my main tank caught ich again (about a week ago), I put her back in. And again, all the other fish's cleared up, but not hers. We quarantined her again and 2 days later, she died. But now she is out of her misery...

Need someone to talk to?

Deery — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:56:07 GMT

Need someone to talk to?

I lost my dear Fat Pearl... I was crying and crying. Its been more than 4 months but I am still sad. Pearl isnt like any other Fantails. He sleeps upside down and jiggles to his food, knocking the other goldfish out of this way. He always face me, waving this fins in my face, and always eating from my hand. I love him so much! He likes it when i pet him, but i dont like to pet him alot since it isnt healthy.

The first day we got him, he was upside down.

"Oh dear," my dad said, after we were asleep. "We should take him out"

So he did, but Fat Pearl woke up in a grumpy rage and flip himself out of this net and landed back in the tank with a huge SPLASH.

So i know how you feel if you lost someone.

Send me a message and i will talk to you.

Love,

Deery

Pet Loss-really hard to deal with

abbylane — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 16:49:52 GMT

I have read some of your comments of your loosing your pets and I know it is hard. My cat died 6 years ago and she was 25 years old. I still miss her and her mate died 6 years before that.

It doesnt matter what your pet is whether a dog, cat , parrot, ferret or a fish they still are special to you and they have character and personality of their own. They fill in that gap that was missing in your life and become your best friend.

If anyone is looking to have their pet cremated I found this site www.heavenpeturns.com and they have quite alot of pet urns for all pets. They are nice quality pet urns at good prices.

Pet loss is easier to deal with in time but it takes time.

abbylane

Ghost Shrimp

FattFishy — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:55:45 GMT

Farewell to one very old, hardy, and faithful ghost shrimp. He's been with me for over a year. For a ghost shrimp, that is a very long time...

Before he died, the last time I saw him he had broken antennae, "rusty" joints, very opaque, and his legs couldn't support the body.

Seen fish come and go... been in new tanks... went through harsh cycling (I didn't know any better)... The cherry barbs, the balloon mollies, guppies, Endler's livebearer, new fry, panda cories; he's seen them all. At first in the 10 gallon, I then got a bigger tank, the 28 and has lived the remainder of his life there.

Bye bye... say hi to Blimp (my favorite, deceased Balloon Molly) for me...

9/13/07 (date of purchase) - 11/4/08

Veteran of cycling.

Emotional reactions to an Aquapuppie's passing away to "Rainbow Bridge"

Punch1 — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:13:37 GMT

I have been on many web sites with similar block sections for announcing the passing a way of a particular fish or comments regarding the emotion it has caused.

In many of those comments; I have seen, many times, people Openly apologizing for what -- they feel -- are stupid or silly reactions that the death has caused them to experience .

I have been in this hobby for over 25 years . I have had many types of fancy goldfish ; in that time Span I have had to experience the death of a number of them . In a few cases during the early times; it was caused by an error on my part. The others; I can say, without doubt, I took all the measures necessary without consideration of cost Or how many hours I had to put into the effort to achieve success , to make them well again .

Whether they died as a result of an error by me ; or a natural occurrence that could not be controlled (as was a unkind realization, on my part with the death of my first goldfish , that our modern world still had things I could not control through chemicals or other processes - that ther natural process still reigns supreme) my emotional response was always at the same level.

From the start of my hobby to this very day ; I offer no apology to the times when I would show emotional distress and a small period of sadness - to every loss of every fish I had that passed away . Neither should anyone else feel the need to offer any apology for their emotional reaction .

Unlike most others and the common misconceptions or knowledge regarding animals such as dogs are cats ; we, as a fish owners, inclusive under the term animal , do not have such luxuries. Broad misconceptions about their value , if nothing more than as an emotional attachment under the definition of a pet , can sometimes make us feel like we're outcasts. -- making many owners curtail what they would normally share in conversations regarding a pet dog or cat.

As an example; what they experience (as owners of other pets offer in discussion) of the various idiosyncrasies involved in the day to day management of an aqua-puppy - Which I am sure many have rather unique fish attributes -- like my punch -- would be just itching to do. I provided, below, a link to one of my utube - AHhah - a perfect example of such an itch!!!!LOL

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1c_s2nzHaQ

To finely reach my point ; I stress to anyone, dealing with the loss their pet, to observe and experience their feelings without regard to the perceptions , you believe , would be given to others.

If anything; the perception should be that you were a loving and caring individual; taking the responsibility of totally dependant , very unique, hard to care for, under-- researched (therefore placing the care and maintenance of the animal -- in many cases as a trial thru error learning experience in the lap of the new owner). the mere fact that our hobby, generally, requires a much higher level of maintenance and oversight , thus increasing the daily contact and interaction with our fish, tends to develop some form of bond; while providing a window into a unique, fascinating -- yet mysterious world covering over 2/3 of this planet -- governed by nature's rules and unsolicited unkindly human contributions.

The perception should be that you are , deep down and basically, a human being; ingrained with values and respect towards other animals inhabiting this planet . It shows you are a responsible and compassionate human being that has a good soul..

Would it be so awful if every child in -- say a school setting -- had the opportunity to experience , first hand , the responsibility Issues in the care and practice of our shared hobby. If only to create -- early on -- the concept of responsibility and character to be used in other life activities . As well; to absorb some basic fundamental understanding of the marine world with this hands on experience.

Maybe, just maybe ; humans would so readily disrespect other humans - let alone nature - at the levels we are experiencing in the current timeline .

So to all of you who grieve over your lost aquapuppy I say; learn and grow from the experience, feel proud in the knowledge that, against all odds ; you have self-taught a prominent level of respect, responsibility, and a sense of values not found in a large portion of the population .

Never deny nor suppress something you should be so proud, to own within, with no dollar cost to you. Now is that a bargain or what?

is this ok

shaddowleggy — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:23:47 GMT

please help

Black Head Tangerine platy passed away...

Phishgirl — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:39:10 GMT

My beloved Black Head Tangerine platy, Marble, recently passed away. I think it was a swim bladder problem...I miss you, Marble. I am so sad that you had to leave so soon.

goldfish

bobbobbobbob — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:39:13 GMT

hi:D

R.I.P Gibby

CephalopodLover — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:09:13 GMT

I just found out that Gibby my little sail fin pleco has passed away.
Last night when I went to feed all my fish he didn't look to good. He looked really skinny. So I put 3 Algae wafers in the tank but my bigger fish ate them all.

bob dead

bobbobbobbob — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:36:52 GMT

bob died

Goodbye Rasbora

fisher_really — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:33:09 GMT

I finally let down my guard and stopped hovering over the tank. I thought we might actually make it. I came home from work today and counted my fish. I was one short. It was terrible. When I finally found her caught in the plants, I couldn't even tell what killed her. I feel terrible.

how fast does water kill?

austin123 — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:48:39 GMT

A week ago my male betta died for an unknown reason and before that it seemed completely healthy. I bought a female betta yesterday and this morning it was already dead! The only thing I can think of that might have been bad was the water. Can water kill a fish in overnight?

Victim of Dropsy

Dragina — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:24:54 GMT

Saphir my Ryukin Goldfish died on 7/24/08 around 5pm-6pm EST

I tried to save him from a bacteria infection which looked like Septimicia which he had before with medicine and anti bacteria pellets and which it kept on developing and happened to turn into the dreaded dropsy when his scales started sticking out more and more all over his body.

Sister Murdered Jack Dempsey

coolness126 — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:37:58 GMT

i come home from school to find my prized 5 year old jack dempsey stuck up against the filter intake tube, DEAD. after a long interogation with my sister i concluded that the evil girl murdered him. i did a thourough investigation of the tank to find a blob of white softsoap floating by the filter tube.

female platy is dead

buttons21 — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:10:35 GMT

I think the cause was the high nitire levels.

lost my spoted molly

justin30 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:00:06 GMT

I lost my black and white spoted molly, she was in my 10 gal:(

We lost 2 of the angels

Neowolf242 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:32:15 GMT

We lost 2 of our angels and its likely that our other 2 won't survive because we're too poor to get another tank to put the other fish in. Our only hope is that i can convince my parents to do the right thing and take them back. i hope this will force them to do it to save the other 2 angels as well as the Tetras and the CAE but those fish haven't shown a single sign of struggle yet.

Male Angelfish died

Conner — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:47:36 GMT

One of my male angels died (not the one in the 20H for breeding). This is the second fish in 3 days to die of unknown causes. I will post in emergencies with the details.

My Beautiful Angel went to fishy Heaven

jasminehill — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:31:52 GMT

Well after several days of not eating......she kept hanging out around the back of the tank by the heater I thought for sure she was going to lay eggs so I put slate in there for her......she had gotten soooooo fat. Then last night she was kinda bobbing at the top of the tank with her mouth almost out of the water. I went to another forum and last evening they told me that it sounded like either a bladder infection or intestinal worms..........so I was going to quarantine her raise heat to 90 and treat with dewormer then after she started to eat again an antibiotic but sadly I got this info too late. Its so sad and I hope you dont think I am sadistic as I have never done this before but I took a photo so you could see how she looked after she passed.....Also and again I have never done this before and although I have NO clue as to what I was doing I had to see what was inside of her that was causing this bloating. And I have 6 other Angels in the same tank that I have to keep safe.

So while performing my clueless autopsy there was a very very foul odor not sure if this is normal tho? ....I saw what appeared to be some eggs but there weren't that many and there didn't appear to be alot of feces so that would rule out being constipated. And I saw no worms or anything like that but I dont know if I would tho??? If anyone has any ideas please I dont want her death to be in vain I need to know why she died.

Sorry Im carrying on about a fish but she has been with me for along time and Im really upset about this.

Heres a postmortem photo:

Apistogramma didn't make it :(

Nikita — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:32:00 GMT

The apistogramma that I mistook for a ram (it was very dark!) and brought home died after losing its fight to acclimate to my tank. I opted to keep him instead of returning him to the LFS, since they're very hard to come by and aren't normally stocked there. In fact, the owner hadn't gotten apistos in several years.

He eventually grew weak and listless, getting progressively worse over the past two weeks or so. I have an inkling that the fish may have been wild-caught, due to the extreme difficulty we had identifying it and its failure to thrive. Its counterpart, a German blue ram, is doing admirably after being treated for a bout of ich. The apisto, however, never adjusted well to my water's naturally high pH value and I could not get him to eat. The ram was hesitant but is now a voracious eater; the apisto would not accept any form of processed foods or even livefoods.

It's sad that the little guy didn't make it, but I don't think he would have done any better had I taken him back to the store. I'll chalk it up to experience and think about purchasing a mate for the ram, who's doing substantially better than his unlucky tankmate.

Female guppy dead...

Rainbow Ninja — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:36:24 GMT

Oh, Sunset, you were a beautiful guppy, your tail as colorful as the, well, sunset. Your babies would have loved to see daylight, but, these things happen. You were a great addition to my fishtank, and I sure will miss you!

RIP

Djkarta — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 05:24:25 GMT

RIP

Winter's Red Spark

Taken from me on the 23rd of October, 2008

Blue Paradise Gourami Died

Conner — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:04:03 GMT

My blue paradise gourami died overnight. He was acting a little subdued yesterday afternoon, but did not appear to be sick or stressed that I could tell. All of the other tank inhabitants (4 kuhli loaches, 2 singapore flower shrimp, and 5 ghost shrimp) are doing fine today.

My favorite fish died

cherridot — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:01:54 GMT

My favorite fish, Topaz died........ This is how the story goes: It was my birthday and when I came home from school, My brother secretly bought me Topaz. (I saw her in the fish store so I wanted her and I told my brother.) I was overjoyed! I named her Topaz because of my birthstone (November)and I loved her(she was also colored yellow and orange).............................................................................................. She was the only fish I talked to most. But now she died........ Ohhhh......she was so cute..................................bye bye Topaz....You had a good life..... with me......................................................................................................

My fish. :(

GlitterGuppy2008 — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 15:18:44 GMT

I had two goldfish and a betta fish named Koi. The goldfish were named Bubbly (a globe eye), and Corky (a fan tail that always was floating like a cork). First, Corky died because his digestive system was never good, or something, because he floated and floated until the poor little guy died. Then Koi died a few days ago. He was with me for a very long time... like four years. He was so pretty when he was younger! He was like a brown spotted betta with a whitish body that would turn iridescent blue-green or purple when the light hit it a certain way. I could post a pic later, if anyone wants to see. Then when he got older, his fins got sick, so they weren't as big and long as they were, and his color faded, but hey. I didn't really care. He also lay on his side a lot. We were always thinking he had died, but he'd always come to the surface and get a breath of air. Then he couldn't eat his pellets anymore, so he got flaked food, and then, finally he passed . Then, just yesterday, Bubbly died. I love fish! But I think, for a while, maybe I shouldn't get anymore.

Is it sad to see a dead fish in a fish supply store?

cherridot — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:14:02 GMT

I have seen many fish dead and sometimes they are my favorite. I really don't know if it is sad or not.

Jennifer

Jeny — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:15:42 GMT

Yes she been up & down near the surface of the water for days now Yesterday I thought she was off But i found her up there more and more as the night went on Last night I didnt even pay attention earllier this mornin b/c i was running late on getting my eldest daughter to school I didnt come bk in till noon So as i was going to feed the fish i noticed one was missing I looked & looked And looking everywhere for her I tore the tank up just lookin determined i would find her & nothing so I called the lfs 's and they ssaid she either had jumped out or the other ate her I was very devistated & sad all day Just hoping shed turn up Well I was enjoying the moment with my my 7 month old son was starting to crawl ( my son was near the tank) when i turned to look at the tank and there she was floating died inside the plants URRGGHHHH!!!!:angry: I really love the poor lil guppy

My 3 tiger barbs died together

la loser88 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:01:32 GMT

I had 3 tiger barbs in my 35 gal tank with a red tail shark. And one week when I was gone I had left a 10 day chalk fish feeder in the tank and it was a dud and didn't dissolve so my tiger barbs starved to death. My red tail shark survived because he eats some alge. I have now started using gel based feeders.

poor danio

teamtetra — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:16:57 GMT

My poor Zebra Danio Stretch got sucked on to the heater and fried alive.

He is Dearly mist by my other Zebras.They don't play tag as much any more but instead search for there departed tank mate.To honor stretch please check all your machinery is running smoothly and safely and give your fish a treat but first a moment of silence,---------Thank you for your time.

My Pride and Joy Goldfish -- May You Rest in Peace

crazysqurrel06 — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:18:39 GMT

I went away to my aunts for a week and a half, to baby sit her kids. While I was gone, my little sister poured half the fish food into there small 10-gallon tank. Afterwards, she closed the door behind her. Since it was night, and they'd already been fed, nobody was in my room again until about 12:00pm the next day, my mom saw the tank and did a 75% water change, but it was too late, they were already dead. All thats left of the tank is my betta (which had survived the same thing in a different tank...)

MAY YOU REST IN PEACE:

COFFEE
KIWI
GOLDIE
MIDNIGHT JR.
MR. BRAINIAC
LEO

Rainbow Bridge

Punch1 — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:20:08 GMT

I am sure this has been posted in the past somewhere - but Just in case it has not - some may recognize it - it may be "corny" to some - to others - heart - wrenching... myself - a grown man - shorting out my keyboard from an ensuing moonsoon deluge (unmanly term is tears)LOLLLL,,,,,,,,,,

Rainbow Bridge

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge...

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge...

There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.

There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.

The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers.

Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together.....