Lost a dear friend.

[ibz_rg]

Well I came home from a week of house sitting to find that my firemouth was nowhere to be seen. Finally after a bit of searching I found him laying under a rock cave. Apparently he had wondered into oscar territory and one of them had a go with him, completely biting his throat and under-belly out. He was about 5" at TOD. It's sad to see him go. But with every bad, there is a good. Now my Texas seems to be flourishing and is much more active. I finally got out the tape measure last night and measured all of my specimens. They were quite calm, atleast more than I expected. The measurements are as follows:

Red Oscar - 7"
Albino Tiger - 5"
(2x) Albino Reds - 10.5"; 11"
Pleco - 15"
Texas - 4.5"

Needless to say, he will be remembered.

 

[GinBlack]

Sorry for your loss, glad to hear your texas seem to be flourishing more!

 

[Citrinellus]

Sorry for your loss, but your tank is massively over stocked for that 55g. Are you planning an upgrade soon?

 

[red92gsr]

Sorry for your loss it sux when you lose a fish but you gotta love nature

 

[ibz_rg]

Sorry for your loss, but your tank is massively over stocked for that 55g. Are you planning an upgrade soon?

Nope. Planning to thin out my collection.

 

[Sab_Fan]

why do these things always happen when we go away?

I've had fish get along for months, and then I go away on a work trip or a vacation, and when I get back someone has been killed in my absence . . . what the hell?

 

[immortalartistry]

aww, r.i.p. lil firemouth...

 

[kevbc03]

Why are the pretty ones always so dumb!? (im talking about the FM wandering into Oscar territory) I'm sorry for your loss, Its always sad to lose a pet. What do ya think your gonna do about thinning out your stock list?

 

[Joergemathew]

sorry to hear `

 

[hairdog]

I wonder if whoever was house sitting changed feeding amounts or feeding times that could of effected how aggressive your oscars are.