stribbelldk Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 I noticed an electric yellow cichlid holding a few days back so I netted her and put her in a 15 gallon. I was waiting for her to spit the fry then give her a chance at a few meals then put her back in the main tank. Two days ago I noticed she was "hiding" in a fake plastic castle I had in the 15 gal. Yesterday she still had not come out of hiding, so I when in to remove the castle. Much to my surprise the yellow was trapped in the very top. Her head was wedged between the edge and another piece. It is a good thing these ornaments are "top quality". I started physically breaking pieces off the castle until I was able to free her. She had suffer some major damage to her scales from thrashing around, and her gill was pretty messed up too. I immediately put her into a small hard plastid breeders trap and treated with some stress coat and salt. The next morning she was really bruised and swiming funny. She died a few hours later!! The lesson I learned from this experience is: Keep a close eye on all my fish. If I don't see one, find him!! Also I have pull all my plastic "traps" out of my tanks and only have slate, wood, coconut shells, PVC pipe and pots for decoration Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soliver Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Im sorry to hear about your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 I noticed an electric yellow cichlid holding a few days back so I netted her and put her in a 15 gallon. I was waiting for her to spit the fry then give her a chance at a few meals then put her back in the main tank.Two days ago I noticed she was "hiding" in a fake plastic castle I had in the 15 gal. Yesterday she still had not come out of hiding, so I when in to remove the castle. Much to my surprise the yellow was trapped in the very top. Her head was wedged between the edge and another piece. It is a good thing these ornaments are "top quality". I started physically breaking pieces off the castle until I was able to free her. She had suffer some major damage to her scales from thrashing around, and her gill was pretty messed up too. I immediately put her into a small hard plastid breeders trap and treated with some stress coat and salt. The next morning she was really bruised and swiming funny. She died a few hours later!! The lesson I learned from this experience is: Keep a close eye on all my fish. If I don't see one, find him!! Also I have pull all my plastic "traps" out of my tanks and only have slate, wood, coconut shells, PVC pipe and pots for decoration Derek I've lost an angelfish and gourami that way too. Always feel bad when something preventable causes a fish's death. Sorry for your loss, especially when she was holding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lana Bollers Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Ugh, sorry for your loss! Were you able to save the fry? I hate losing fish period... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryukin81 Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 sorry about the loss. similar thing happened to me awhile back. my ryukin goldfish swam into a knocked over ornament and couldnt get out because the gills were in the way. i tried pulling the thing apart but it was some strong plastic and the thrashing didnt help. i ended up using a hammer and prying apart the ornament. The fish was fine with some scales missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stribbelldk Posted January 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 Lana, No I was not able to save the fry. And thank you for all the comments already. On a good side, as soon as I pulled the platic castle out(where my BNs breed too), I put in a breeding cave. I noticed this morning I have BN eggs!!!! Derek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lana Bollers Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 WOW, now that is an emotional rollercoaster... Congrats on the eggs! Sorry you were not able to save the fry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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