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10-15-2008, 01:49 PM
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| | Montipora Digitata
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
Posts: 1,085
|  2 Fish deaths in one day!
Can you believe it??
I knew my butterfly fish was dying anyway so that was of no surprise, but it was my algae blenny thats annoyed me.
I got home from work today, and whilst admiring my tank i noticed nothing was swishing around, so i have a look at my powerhead, and who's head is hanging out of the inlet?? Blennys!! 
I know he's gone to rest on the rock thats directly below and gotten sucked up - im so annoyed by it. When i turned the powerhead off, it had sucked on him that much all his digestive organs where hanging out of his body! 
Just thought i'd winge about it to ya _________ | 
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10-15-2008, 02:04 PM
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| | Bangghai Cardinal
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Chesterfield, VA Age: 21
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sorry i never had any luck with butterflys either
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26 bow; 1 orange tail damsel, purple psuedochromis, cleanershrimp; gsp and some zoas that escaped from my 90 | |
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10-15-2008, 02:06 PM
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| | Dragon Wrasse
Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Shelton, Washington Age: 44
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Dude, that's no good. Sorry for your losses. Yeah, I had a PH suck up two turbo snails. One lived.....barely. One died. Karma for your losses. _________ 90g HW: 20g Sump, ETSS PSw/Mag9, CPR OF/Rio 2100 RTN, MJ AC 2K3 PH's (2800GPH ttl flow), 300W htr, Gnd Prb, Denitrator, UV, PCs: 2x65,4x55 Fish: Ylw Tang, LM Blenny, Hmbg, Y-T, Ylw dmsls, Mrn Clown, Coral Beauty, Red Crs Wrsse. Inverts: Snls/HCs, CBS, P-mnt shrmp x2, Sandstar, Condy Anen, Tbe Wrm, Sea Apple. Frags: Frgspwn, Kenya Tree. Corals: Doughnut Coral, GSP, Zoos, Shrooms, Lobo Brain, Turbinaria, Mshrm Lthr, Fngr Lthr. Other: 127# LR, 1-2" LS DOB 5/7/08  | |
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10-15-2008, 02:08 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Oct 2008
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Im sorry to hear that, whenever i have a fish die it is almost like a reaction, there has only been one or two times in which i have had one fish die all by itself, although yours is a special case (one was an accident).
I've had a 3 inch long barracuda, 5 inch long needlefish, clown goby and a pipefish all die the same way your blenny did (over about a 15 year period), so thats actually one of my most common ways of death when i was first starting out. I was really suprised about the needlefish, but he was a really skinny fish.
But to sum it up, these things happen and its just something you have to get over when dealing in this hobby, or perhaps you could make some changes to prevent it from happening again.
Best of luck!
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56 Gallon Reef Tank- 2 Percula Clownfish, Reef Chromis, Blue Caribbean Tang, Royal Gamma, Spanish Hogfish, Pygmy Angelfish
30 Gallon Reef Tank (Quarantine)- Six Line Wrasse
30 Gallon Reef Tank #2- Six Line Wrasse
75 Gallon Tank- Retired
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10-15-2008, 02:21 PM
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| | Montipora Digitata
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
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cheers for the soothing word  i moved the PH away from the rocks and right in the corner of the tank, where no fish would go! hopefully it will not happen again!
I guess its time to consider the fish replacement - im thinking a yellow fish, maybe a lemon peel angel | |
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10-15-2008, 02:28 PM
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| | PICTURE POLICE
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Thats one of the reasons why I dont like PH inside the DT. Sorry for the loss dude.  Luna _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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10-15-2008, 02:32 PM
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| | Teardrop Maxima Clam
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mesa AZ Age: 31
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It seems and way weather its skimmer box or PHs they are potential fish traps I lost 6 chromis at lest in my yank drains _________ 688s 100gal Thread
100 Gal Reef 150lbs LR 434w PC Lights 55 Gal Custom Sump (Fuge)+Ocean Clear Filter Total 2450gph Berlin 250 Triple Pass with Sander 25 Ozonizer | |
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10-16-2008, 10:29 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southern CA Age: 33
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Man sorry for that. That sounds just as painful as when I saw that my lionfish was chewed down to the stump of a body when I woke up in the morning; his fins, tail, spines and eyes were all chewed off but was still alive. He died a couple hours later.
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150G Custom All-Glass 48"x24"x33", Aqua-C EV-180, CR-2000 Wet/Dry sump, Eheim 2028, 380W MH/CF Hamilton
20G Top-Fin CPR Bak-Pak2, Fluval 304, 70W HOT HQI Hamilton
65G Clear-For-Life All-in-one aquarium, Coralife Superskimmer, 130W Coralife CF Retrofit
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10-16-2008, 10:47 AM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Parksville, BC
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that blows my friend, at least you get to go shopping!
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90 Gal, 30 gal sump w/fuge Mag 9.5, CPR OF, JBJ ATO, 2 Koralia 4's, Euro Reef RS135, Phosban 150, 90 lbs LR, 2x250 MH+4x65PC and MoonLights. Emp Angel, Hippo Tang, Sixline Wrasse, Perc, Naked Clown, Naso Tang, Lawnmower Blenny, Green Mandarin, Pearly jawfish, Flame Angel, cleaner shrimp, coral banded, BIG cleanup crew, Some Zoo's, RBTA, duncan, SPS..... | |
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