Sad Evening

66chevelle · #1 03/24/2005, 09:54 PM

IF anyone has any possible suggestions to WHY? Would be really helpfull.
My absolute favorite fish is on his way out, i will probly be humane and put him ion the freezer, to end his suffering.
My elusive but beautiful Black Finned Shrimp Goby "Elmo" is out in the open (usually only at feeding) gasping, his nostrils and his front fins have blood in them, i mean blood has come to the surface of his skin he is also acting like hes blind. I am not sure what is going on with him, i have had him alnost 2 years. And even though i would maybe see him once a week i just adored him. I am so so bummed.

Cinthai

baz · #2 03/24/2005, 09:58 PM

sorry =(

66chevelle · #3 03/24/2005, 10:02 PM

Thanks Baz,
I better mention b4 someone asks, i just tested last night and the only thing that was off was nitrates @ 20. havent added anything coral or fish in probly 6 months.

Cinthia

baz · #4 03/24/2005, 10:04 PM

I had a foxface that just up and died... everyone else was fine I believe mine was from stress as I was re-aquascaping for about 3 days... some things are just never known... Maybe he was ust old...

dracozmine · #5 03/24/2005, 10:38 PM

Sorry to hear that...RIP Elmo.

fd235158 · #6 03/24/2005, 10:44 PM

Sorry to hear about elmo. I don't think nitrates would have caused this at that level. If you can see blood maybe something attacked your fish.

Pistonkev · #7 03/24/2005, 10:45 PM

Sorry to hear do a water change ASAP after you take care on Elmo.

reefpeep2004 · #8 03/24/2005, 11:38 PM

Why do a water change? She's running 160 gallons of water. 2 or 3 fish could die in there and it wouldn't cause any problems.

Pistonkev · #9 03/24/2005, 11:44 PM

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Originally posted by reefpeep2004
Why do a water change? She's running 160 gallons of water. 2 or 3 fish could die in there and it wouldn't cause any problems.

My bad I had just read another thread with a person with a 55 and got the two mixed up nevermind sorry for you loss.

66chevelle · #10 03/25/2005, 08:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by fd235158
Sorry to hear about Elmo. I don't think nitrates would have caused this at that level. If you can see blood maybe something attacked your fish.

Thanks everyone for the kind words. "elmos" at peace now i had to do it i could see he was suffering.

As far as the blood, it was underneath,like a hemorrhage. No wounds to speak of, i looked him over thoroughly, he was nice and fat and great color except where the blood was.

Cinthia

Scuba Oz · #11 03/25/2005, 08:33 AM

Sorry to hear what happened. I wonder what happened? I have not heard of that before