crying over losses

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  1. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    :cry: I just found out that we had a pump failure in my FOWLR tank overnight and everything died!

    I had Goldie, my large Golden puffer that I have had for couple years, my show niger, porcupine puffer and huma trigger....all are dead!

    I am so pissed and mad at myself over this! Pump failed and they did not have enough oxygen I guess, so one died and then guess the toxins killed everything else!
     
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  2. ezz1r

    ezz1r Feather Star

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    Sorry to here.....Look at it as a NEW begining...

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  3. Annie3410

    Annie3410 Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    I'm so sorry! that sucks! did you have any powerheads in the DT?
     
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  4. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    yeah and i had a canister filter. I had a korali 4 and an external canister filter. I cant figure this out
     
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  5. stepho

    stepho Panda Puffer

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    :( Sorry to hear this Mel. I know Goldie and the other fish must have meant a lot to you. I remember Goldie from that video contest a few years ago.
     
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  6. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    Hydor Korallia wasn't running and breaking the surface of the water. The canister filter doesn't break the surface of the water. They were getting no Oxygen. It's a tall tank as opposed to a tank with a lot of surface area so Oxygen exchange is VERY important with fish that are that big.
     
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  7. us13fox

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    Sorry to hear that :cry:
     
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  8. Annie3410

    Annie3410 Teardrop Maxima Clam

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    Again, sorry for your losses. Good luck with the restocking, maybe pick up an extra powerhead just as a backup in case one stops working.
     
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  9. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    not sure if we are going to restock it..... It is going to be a long time before I have the desire to do it. Goldie was a one of a kind fish....literally a puppy dog! She would let me pet her and would come to the top of the tank and spit water at us and then "wag her tail" I am still in shock.....this is as bad as when I had to put my dog down (only fellow fish owners could understand)
     
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  10. Corailline

    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    Sorry :-/
     
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