3 Yellow Perch Dead...
#1 Guest_ja586_*
Posted 29 April 2013 - 02:50 PM
I have no idea what happened. There is a piece of drift wood in the water which Im sure had been lowering the pH... but why were they okay for a few days, and why is my kili still fine? I have no way of testing the water because Im away at school and all of my fish things are at home. What would selectively kill like this?!
In addition I used to have a guppy fry in there by accident, but he got eaten at some point in the last few days. The guppy had been living there for about 2 weeks with no problems.
Anyway Kili is going to have to live in a cooler overnight until I can get him shipped properly. Im too afraid to keep him in the tank. I was really looking forward to having some perches....
#2 Guest_rjmtx_*
Posted 29 April 2013 - 02:54 PM
#3 Guest_ja586_*
Posted 29 April 2013 - 02:57 PM
#4 Guest_ja586_*
Posted 29 April 2013 - 03:04 PM
I really have no way to test my water... is there anything on a necropsy that would indicate? I don't want to introduce a disease to my tank back home.
#5 Guest_Subrosa_*
Posted 29 April 2013 - 03:15 PM
#6 Guest_ja586_*
Posted 29 April 2013 - 03:39 PM
In addition, now I have to pay for 2 day guaranteed shipping for only one fish... At least I didn't take home the 5" pumpkinseed and kill that in a 5 gallon bucket too. I have been keeping aquariums just long enough to forget my basics and get cocky. Maybe this is fishy fate telling me I DO want to order some darters this summer.
Sorry for the rant. Just really angry with myself.
Edited by ja586, 29 April 2013 - 03:39 PM.
#7 Guest_gerald_*
Posted 29 April 2013 - 05:54 PM
#8 Guest_Skipjack_*
Posted 29 April 2013 - 06:19 PM
#9 Guest_rjmtx_*
Posted 29 April 2013 - 10:50 PM
I am sure that we have all killed our fair share of fish. Don't beat yourself up too bad.
I second that.
Also, maybe try to catch your own and save on shipping costs of native fishes (while following all applicable laws and all that jazz). Keeping fish is tricky, and stuff goes wrong sometimes. Different fishes have different tolerances. That's just what you're witnessing. I respond to fish kills locally, and the majority of them are pogies (gulf menhaden) just because they are very sensitive to DO drops. You can see hundreds of dead fish in very speciose areas, and only see a couple of species, sometimes.
Edited by rjmtx, 29 April 2013 - 10:51 PM.
#10 Guest_Owain4_*
Posted 30 April 2013 - 01:04 AM
Edited by Owain4, 30 April 2013 - 01:04 AM.
#11 Guest_ja586_*
Posted 01 May 2013 - 04:06 PM
As for catching my own fish, I did catch these guys myself, my aquarium just happens to be a couple hundred miles away.
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