BooUrns! Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Just came home at 11:30pm to find mostly dead fish in my 60G tetra tank. I'm thinking the combination of a hot day, a crowded planted tank with the light off (I'm assuming the plants began drawing oxygen instead of producing it) and a powerhead that wasn't causing enough surface agitation led to a fatal crash. I lost: 5 Congo tetras 5 Serpae tetras 6 Lemon tetras 10 Emperor tetras 5 Penguin tetras 15 Blue tetras 17 Neon tetras 10 Rummynose tetras 3 Blushing Blue Angels 3 Glass catfish 3 Bristlenose plecos 3 Serpaes survived (although one is dodgy) and two Silvertip tetras (which is ironic because I've been hoping they would die for months). I miss winter... Hey Henry, When are you gonna start up your toonie tuesdays again? I need to restock on Tetras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FLIP Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Holy crap thats horrible I would be devastated I love congo tetras and angels. I have 2 bleeding heart tetras I can give you for a few plant trimmings if you'd like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Chicklets Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Sorry about your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duff Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 (edited) yeah my tanks temps are up too... but i am leaving the lighting on less... cause i think it adds degrees... I turned the air pumps up though maybe drop some prime laced ice cubes in there,,,, Edited July 15, 2007 by duff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 Wow, that is horrible Hot days like this I'm glad the tanks are in the basement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toirtis Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 That is terrible...sorry to hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatpuffer Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 sorry to hear that...hang in there! Js Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGr8Blade Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 OMG! That is awful.... Sorry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthgirl Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 WOW! That is horrible! So many to loose at once! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackMumba Posted July 15, 2007 Report Share Posted July 15, 2007 wow, sorry to hear about your fish..... I have one tank upstairs I had to turn the heat down but it still didn't make that much of a difference... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishytime Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 That sucks dude. So sorry. I suffered through a tank "crash" a few months ago. I lost 12 or so fish in the span of 5 days right after I introduced a couple bosemani rainbows from a large pet chain(last time I buy fish from there). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanker Posted July 16, 2007 Report Share Posted July 16, 2007 Ahhh... the hard lesson of the benefits of a quarantine tank... we have (almost) all been there. As for summer temps, generally most fish will survive the higher temps with increased aeration. Not helpful to your loss, but this is a good time to remind everyone to add an air stone/power head/HOB/etc to get a little more O2 in the water. As well, do not try to change the water temp 'drastically'. A sudden change of more than a few degrees F will cause much more stress and damage to most fish than the higher temp albeit constantly. I had a rough first summer with my fish, and I completely sympathize... how is the African tank holding up, Patrick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super fish Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 wow thats alot to loose at once. ya I hate summer for that (my tank was up to 92 already) sorry about your loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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