Every good story comes to an end... the death of my monster GATF

[headbanger_jib]

Yeah my taxidermist actually was upset that it wasn’t his best work he said.. lol!!! And it only costed me 150 dollars for a 24” fish, I think it’s more economical for the tedious attention and care it takes to do the job. Overall, I’m quite content with it. Definitely a piece worthy to reminisce and y’all about with guests visiting.

it's a good way to reminisce.

 

[keepinfish]

Looks pretty neat I have a huge armatus in freezer I considered doing as well.
One thing I learned in all this is throw away my power head... not worth the risk of malfunction!

 

[keepinfish]

Looks pretty neat I have a huge armatus in freezer I considered doing as well.
One thing I learned in all this is throw away my power head... not worth the risk of malfunction!

 

[headbanger_jib]

Looks pretty neat I have a huge armatus in freezer I considered doing as well.
One thing I learned in all this is throw away my power head... not worth the risk of malfunction!

So what do you use instead of power heads

 

[keepinfish]

So what do you use instead of power heads

My main pump that runs the wet/ dry
And have a big canister that runs uv.
Power head I was running was a “cheapy” and I was running it for the Goliath which was just for extra flow. I don’t think it was necessary. He seems happy without

 

[headbanger_jib]

My main pump that runs the wet/ dry
And have a big canister that runs uv.
Power head I was running was a “cheapy” and I was running it for the Goliath which was just for extra flow. I don’t think it was necessary. He seems happy without

Yeah the extra flow helps when the fish is new, once settled the pump is just not a necessity anymore

 

[greenerinks]

Just as we were discussing malfunctions... just lost my Manueli piranha right now because powerstrip failed.. no heater/oxygen/filtration = death... this is what happens when you have too many tanks and don’t check up on them everyday....

 

[headbanger_jib]

Just as we were discussing malfunctions... just lost my Manueli piranha right now because powerstrip failed.. no heater/oxygen/filtration = death... this is what happens when you have too many tanks and don’t check up on them everyday....

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Such a shame, manuelli are one of my favorite piranhas
So damn true, when you have too many tanks and fish , one weekend you go out and I just dread to visit the fish room

 

[OnceLoyal]

Very nice bro. I am sorry again for your loss. I know it was awhile ago but it sucks. I never taxed my Armatus but had 2 in the freezer for a long time. Looms good though and definitely a conversation piece!

 

[Killduv]

Oh my goodness. Sorry for the loss of two stunning fish. I know power outages are brutal on fish. I find that characins have a hard time with it and tend to go faster than expected.
Most are nervous fish and extremely skittish.