I'm grieving of our lost Tiger Dat

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turtall

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This was our second Thinbar Dat. The first was lost due to a 3 day power outage back in the early '90s. A year ago we got one (not easy or cheap in our area) and put in our 150. It's been thriving and growing in there. Then on Christmas Eve it started to go belly-up. I tested the water and as usual everything was ZERO. PH 7.6 and fairly hard. I immediately added Pimafix (which is like a drug for fish let me tell you) and salt and she (we called her Sheila) revived and went back to feeding and behaving as usual.
Feeding from my hand:cry:
He-She-iela ate last night and seemed fine still this morning but after we came back from town we didn't see him/her right off because it hides... Then we spotted the fin. Motionless. I reached in and found a dead Dat stiff with rigormortis.
I do not know what happened to it. It has been one of our goals to grow out a Datnioides Macrolepsis and; well, I don't know what happened. There is a large Scat in the tank, in fact it is the Mayor of the tank, that is doing awesomely well so brackishness isn't my concern - but - I do not know what happened.
Here is a picture of Sheila I'm posting in his/her/it's memory. Good night to you all and I wish you a prosperous year.

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Guess 'd better clarify.
The tank has 9 Nics trying to breed. A large Leporinus, Botias, Pictus cat, Bala's, Redfin/ Thresher Pleco... It's definitely fresh water originally set up as a Central American with large driftwood and caves.
A little salt can be beneficial for any fish so I put 3 tbsp in a 150. The real (and only brackish fish) oddball in there is that scat but's it's fine. In fresh water, no less.]They're all fine.
Brackishness isn't the issue here. It's a mysterious death of a 5 1/2 inch Dat, is all.
 
By The Way:
It's a new day; I'm sober now and the grieving has ended.
Now I'm just so damned frustrated... I'm going to take up reloading again.
 
suck it up and order another. one of the sellers here on mfk was doin 35+ 52 for shipping for some thinbars. you live in cali, its not impossible to find some thin bars. dude in LA was sellin 2 7" species for 35 a piece.
 
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