So a few days ago I picked up another Nandus Nandus. I already have one that is about 4-5". The new one was the biggest at the LFS. He was about 2 1/2".
In the tank I had a nice piece of twisty driftwood. I decided to take it out two days ago though because my hydrolycus tatauaia would hide behind it all the time.
So I took it, examined it lightly and shook it in the tank and then after I got it out incase any catfish didn't want to come out of it. Then I put the driftwood in a small bucket filled with sand and decorations. Later that day I heard a little noise coming from it. I figured the driftwood just shifted causing water to drip on the nearby plastic bag.
Today I notice that my larger nandus has been swimming around by himself. I look around the tank and cannot find the smaller nandus. I just finished working with PVC cement so I let it go and just figure he is hiding really good. Ten minutes ago I still don't see him. I go digging through my tank and I don't see him anywhere. Yesterday I moved everything away from the tank/stand because I added a new canister filter, so the only thing near the tank is the new canister filter.
Now I remember the driftwood. I run over to the bucket and pull up the driftwood. Then I move around the decorations in the bucket and I find him in the sand
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I feel so terrible. I haven't felt so bad since I got my first fish and accidentally gave it chlorine poisoning. I've messed up before and some fish were eaten/mauled but they were either euthanized quickly or got better. The poor nandus dried up in a bucket of sand and decorations.
The funny thing is, I heard an occasional noise from the bucket and didn't think a thing of it. Whenever I hear an unusual sound I check it out pretty fast. So the first time I don't, this happens.
If you hear something funny, always investigate. And whenever you remove something from a tank make sure you check and make sure there are no fish hiding/tangled in it.
In the tank I had a nice piece of twisty driftwood. I decided to take it out two days ago though because my hydrolycus tatauaia would hide behind it all the time.
So I took it, examined it lightly and shook it in the tank and then after I got it out incase any catfish didn't want to come out of it. Then I put the driftwood in a small bucket filled with sand and decorations. Later that day I heard a little noise coming from it. I figured the driftwood just shifted causing water to drip on the nearby plastic bag.
Today I notice that my larger nandus has been swimming around by himself. I look around the tank and cannot find the smaller nandus. I just finished working with PVC cement so I let it go and just figure he is hiding really good. Ten minutes ago I still don't see him. I go digging through my tank and I don't see him anywhere. Yesterday I moved everything away from the tank/stand because I added a new canister filter, so the only thing near the tank is the new canister filter.
Now I remember the driftwood. I run over to the bucket and pull up the driftwood. Then I move around the decorations in the bucket and I find him in the sand
.I feel so terrible. I haven't felt so bad since I got my first fish and accidentally gave it chlorine poisoning. I've messed up before and some fish were eaten/mauled but they were either euthanized quickly or got better. The poor nandus dried up in a bucket of sand and decorations.
The funny thing is, I heard an occasional noise from the bucket and didn't think a thing of it. Whenever I hear an unusual sound I check it out pretty fast. So the first time I don't, this happens.
If you hear something funny, always investigate. And whenever you remove something from a tank make sure you check and make sure there are no fish hiding/tangled in it.
