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05-07-2008, 10:53 AM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Carolina Age: 39
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    |  Lost my Copperbanded today
Woke up this morning and found my Copperbanded butterfly stuck to the side of my Koralia 4 still breathing and struggling to get off.
I turned the Koralia off, he floated to the bottom, breathing very fast and I left him there hoping he just needed to rest. Came back a few minutes later and he had nestled himself up between two rocks. Found him still there a bit ago, but dead.
No scars, no disease, and he was really healthy yesterday and last night, eating, swimming around. Guess he got too close to the Koralia last night and couldn't get loose. Too late by the time I found him.
I am so bummed too, he was a great fish. Ate great, ate any aptasia that sprung up, and got along with everyone. 
I've lost two fish in 2 weeks...bad week. _________ Tank: 75g glass, AquaC Remora, Eheim Ecco Canister filter, Odyssea (2x250W MH, 4x65W actinics, 6 LEDs), 80lbs of live rock
Critters: 2 false percula clowns, blue damsel, lawnmower blenny, squirrel fish, 2 anthias, flame hawkfish, copper banded butterfly, coral banded shrimp, cleaner shrimp, fighting conch, condy anemone, and lots of misc snails
Corals: Green stripe mushrooms, blue mushrooms, candy cane, frogspawn, Green Zoanthids, star polyps, acropora, monipora
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05-07-2008, 10:54 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: nebraska
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sorry for your loss, that sucks. | |
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05-07-2008, 11:27 AM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tulsa, Ok Age: 28
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sorry for your loss man that sucks, copperbandes are a great looking fish and a great addition when you can get a good one without a taste for corals
have you checked for any kind of mini-cycle since the recent losses? _________ 
24G JBJ Nano, 20# Live Sand, 40# Live Rock
Rose BTA, Kenya Tree, Frogspawn, Xenia, Shrooms, Green Candy Cane, Duncans
Blue/Green Chromis, 2x Black & White Percs, Dragon Goby, Six Line Wrasse, Mandarin Dragonette
58G Oceanic, 60# LS, 60 LR, Lots of goodies 
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05-07-2008, 11:37 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Sorry for your loss, Thats one of the reasons why I dont like placing PH inside the tank for water motion. 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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05-07-2008, 11:51 AM
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| | 3reef Moderator |
Sorry for your loss. But a healthy fish would not get sucked up but a power head. There is no way. There must be another cause of death
J | |
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05-07-2008, 12:14 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Carolina Age: 39
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Originally Posted by Jason McKenzie  Sorry for your loss. But a healthy fish would not get sucked up but a power head. There is no way. There must be another cause of death
J | See, I thought the same thing. But he was swimming around and acting great right before I turned the lights off and went to bed. Even ate a few hours before.
Everybody else is doing fine. The other fish (6-line wrasse) I lost i just over the weekend, he died due to one of my other fish eating his eye.
checked water parms and everything is normal:
Ph 8.2
dKH: 10 (a little low for my tank, but not too crazy usually 12)
Ca: 430
Nitrate: 0
Nitrite: 0
Mg: 1300
Ph: 0 (running phosphate remover) | |
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05-07-2008, 12:17 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Jason makes a great point, but how strong are those Koralia 4's? Luna | |
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05-07-2008, 01:05 PM
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| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Parksville, BC
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sux to hear, sorry bro.
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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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05-07-2008, 01:11 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Carolina Age: 39
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Originally Posted by lunatik_69 Jason makes a great point, but how strong are those Koralia 4's? Luna | Not sure how to answer that...I think it's pretty strong, but don't have much of a basis to compare it to. | |
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05-07-2008, 01:27 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisville, KY ( derby town ) Age: 40
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Originally Posted by lunatik_69 Jason makes a great point, but how strong are those Koralia 4's? Luna | Ive got 3 #4's they kick booty, ive got them alternating off a wave maker,
I wouldint think a healthy "sizable" fish would get hung on one considering how their made, power head's on the other hand yes, small fish are dead meat whe they get to close to the suction end.
As well i have 2 midas blenny's ( they both are indentical ) so it's hard to tell which one' or both do it but, they or "1" will purposly swim up and lay on the koralia pump ( where the grill is while its running ) and they seem to like this as i see this all the time.
Quite amusing to say the least and i often wonder why they like it so much.
Last edited by wildreef; 05-07-2008 at 01:32 PM.
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