View Full Version : Killing fish with kindness
redtailfool
04-23-2005, 1:32 AM
This is all too common and all of us has probably committed this no-no at one point or another. Sometimes we get overanxious about our new fish and in our attempt to make sure that we dont screw up and kill the fish, we sometimes tend to "overdo" things and end up well, screwing up .
Im talking about dosing your tank with meds when youre not sure what the problem is, watching the fish closely that it stresses the new fish etc etc etc.. Anybody else done something like this before?
piranha45
04-23-2005, 1:48 AM
Back when I was a newblar, I used to actively try and control my pH using that **** they sell at lfses. My aquarium underwent huge swings with every water change.
I have always been a screwem kinda guy, if it ain't obvious what is wrong I give em a quick salt dip and don't feed em for a couple days, If they die I toss em or feed them to the crabs. I usually get my fish cheap, can you tell?
neoprodigy
04-23-2005, 1:57 AM
as a newbie... i overdose and overfeed... i have learned... keep it simple... and keep them lean... LOL
redtailfool
04-23-2005, 8:00 AM
Great Responses...
P45 - I know what youre saying... been there done that and its pointless . Id rather acclimate my fish the my taps PH than go crazy adjusting it every few days. Wild PH Swings have shocked and killed countless fishes in our hobby :mad:
Li - keep it simple and do not overfeed. Sounds simple but its not. I would make a new topic out of the do not overfeed part.
Guppy - you gotta have a screw em mentality once in a while or else you get stressed out. But when you keep expensive fish and they start acting strange on
you sometimes you just can help it.
When i started out with rays i remember watching every twitch of the disc
and i would really stress myself out because i thought that i am seeing the infamous "Death Curl"... Good thing i had enough common sense to not do anything about it like put salt ,melafix etc..
Don't blame you, it reelly helps when you get stuff for free.
redtailfool
04-25-2005, 11:10 PM
LOL True.. but i love the challenge of keeping "sensitive" fish sometimes. Sometimes it gets to me...
The TRUST
04-26-2005, 3:26 AM
LOL True.. but i love the challenge of keeping "sensitive" fish sometimes. Sometimes it gets to me...
I try to stay away from Sensitive fish. I consider all rays sensitive. Yes even Motoros. I've managed to kill those too.
redtailfool
04-26-2005, 10:39 PM
When the ray acts sluggish, dont wanna eat ..then you get pissed off ..when u get
a dead ray, you want to throw in the towel. Its tough.. the blackworm phase is what i hate the most.
But when you see 3-4 rays scaling the walls of the tank at the same time at 1230 at night playing like little boys, or when you see them gliding through a 6 ft tank .. .. its a mini miracle :hearts:
neoprodigy
04-28-2005, 11:17 PM
we all love when rays that eat prepared food!
fugupuff
04-30-2005, 3:21 PM
I bet, i've killed more fish than anyone else has. How about we start a contest on that :)
redtailfool
04-30-2005, 6:38 PM
LOL ill pass....
rayman45
04-30-2005, 10:33 PM
i feed any thing i dont have room for or i cant sell to my snakehead or gators or snapping turtles
rayman45
04-30-2005, 10:35 PM
i like when my dad's telles me i cant keep any thing alive
then i bet him the fish and i win
i did this with rays
my 4 tig's i had over 2 years
and 1 frt
guesswho2005
05-17-2005, 8:16 PM
I'll pass too. killed my share right now I have a case of super ICH tried everything not much going right right now.