It is never good to lose a fish, but happens all the time. Accidentally left the lid open overnight and one of four Hemiodus sp. cf unimaculatus jumped out probably in the morning when the lights came on. I found her about 2 hours later, not quite completely dried out, but completely dead. I can't even say I learned a lesson as nothing new was learned, specially with Hemiodus which are jumpy fish. Just a major mistake (didn't check twice).
It was the smallest, one of two I consider possible females. I thought she was under 6 inches. Well she was a bit over that. The other 3 are about 7 inches+.
I have only seen these fish in person twice. Once in Colombia, an aquarium store had a group. And once at Absolutely Fish in Newark, NJ, and I bought the four they had left. H. gracilis, with their red tail are more commonly seen, but not that frequently. These four fish grew from 2.5 to ~7 inches in less than 2.5 years. Absolutely beautiful.
Photos - The poor little one, the rest of the group.
It was the smallest, one of two I consider possible females. I thought she was under 6 inches. Well she was a bit over that. The other 3 are about 7 inches+.
I have only seen these fish in person twice. Once in Colombia, an aquarium store had a group. And once at Absolutely Fish in Newark, NJ, and I bought the four they had left. H. gracilis, with their red tail are more commonly seen, but not that frequently. These four fish grew from 2.5 to ~7 inches in less than 2.5 years. Absolutely beautiful.
Photos - The poor little one, the rest of the group.
