My Nightmare came true.
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Firstly, I'd like to send you my condolences as I know it is very difficult to cope with what you are going through simultaneously. Keep your spirit up, it's like Murphy's law in action. what can possibly go wrong is in fact in play.. I don't want to say that that it's law of attraction if you worrying about which fish is going to have problems next. Keep your heart/emotions stable, it's part of the hobby. You are an excellent fish keeper, if not one of the most responsible ever on this board but there are things that happen that sometimes we can't account for. The hobby is meant to bring joy but if you feel like it's causing nothing but grief, then it's spiraling into a big tragedy one after another. It's hard to detach yourself when so much effort, dedication, commitment is at play.. But don't let it consume you bro. MFK community as a whole will be here for you through the hard times.
Wow! Sorry to hear this Alan. You are one of the most dedicated rays keepers around- don't give up.
Strange that only the rays on one side were affected. I can't imagine some malady in fish being transmitted by touch only. Hopefully the lab can offer some in site.
Strange that only the rays on one side were affected. I can't imagine some malady in fish being transmitted by touch only. Hopefully the lab can offer some in site.
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Very good post! I couldn't put it better myself!
Alan! This is nothing less than a catastrophe, but there is a reason its hit you so hard! ...you are one of the most passionate individuals on this forum and because of this your hurting so so bad! if you didn't care so damn much it wouldn't be so much of an issue.
I can understand your thoughts of jacking it in but this hobby is what keeps you buzzing and you know what? your an inspiration to so many on here.
Everyone is feeling your pain right now inc myself, however you ain't no quitter, you will brush yourself down in a few days and go again..... I'm sure of that!
All the best Alan,
Richard.
So sorry to hear Al.... something similar happened to me 2 years ago. Lost 7 rays within a week. I usually don't feed live but had bought a few new pups that a buddy of mine bred and they were not eating what my other pups were eating. So I decided to drop some live black worms to get them going and within a day, started noticing heavy breathing from a few of the pups. I lost 4 pups and 3 semi-mature BD's. Only 2 rays survived what I thought was a bad case of bacterial infestation from the black worms. I still own the 2 surviving rays. This was a huge blow to me at the time but it was also a wake up call/challenge/question. Sometimes we make wrong choices... we are human after all.. but what we learn/endure from our mistakes is what will make us better monster fish keepers!
Wow. Sorry to read Alan, Its a really tough loss. Grieve, take some time for it to come to terms and push forward. You had some losses sometime back and you came from it twofold. You will again. This is the part of the hobby that impacts hard and has us question the dedication at times. You're a great keeper, they were lucky to be in your care while they were here.
