Oh my lord Matt, I'm so sorry for your loss.
Appreciate it rob
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My Devil Cats
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Very sad. Check water parameters and try to find out what happened for the rest of us keeping Goonches. Something killed them but not the other fish. Maybe water temps? They need a lot of O2. Warmer water just doesn't hold a lot of O2. Could be a combination of slightly warmer water and something, food, dead plants, rotting and sucking up O2 killing the more sensitive fish.
Any info you have will be helpful.
Any info you have will be helpful.
So sorry man, very unfortunate .... hang in there, they will be around again, you will be able to get another .... very tough news, I'm very sorry man
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I feel ur pain more than most...i had 4 flawless goonch for around a year and a half (raised from 4" to 16-20")...one was cannibolised so i moved them to a larger tank in hopes to give them a better life and they went down almost immediatly. I have been questioning my fish keeping abilities ever since. You truely need a "full proof" system to keep these guys. Theres absolutly no room for error and u now know theres absolutly no other fish comparable to keep lol... i literally have not bought a catfish in 9-12 months since i lost mine. I have been researching,upgrading filtration, and tweaking equipment ever since to provide the best water quality one can. Im not setting up auto drip systems on all 26 tanks i have to provide pristene conditions for everybody. I wanted to lay face down on a busy street when my group started to go south, but chin up my man u kept urs longer than alot of people do so thats sayin something. Gotta strive for the best now and start creating a full proof system for when they come around again. I know the heart ache all too well tho. Happens to the best of us, all part of the hobby. Live, learn, and make it better 
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For everyone else who still has them...mine went south to what i believe is called "wasting" disease. Their eyes sunk in, skin melted off after turning patchy white, excessive twitching, and they were all dead within 24 hours. Granted they were all very fatty and healthy as could be for well over a year. I believe it could have to do with PH change or something in my citys water. Ive lost a few other 3-8yr old cats to the same thing almost overnight. On all occasions there were other species of fish in the tanks that were completly unphased and are still living to this day. Makes no sense to me but ive been trying to figure it out/prevent it ever since. Ive also tried every treatment/meds on the market over the years when this "disease" appears and once you notice the eyeballs sinking in even the slightest bit its already too late. Anyone else with any info on eyeballs sucking in and skin peeling id appreciate your thoughts.
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Update adonis pleco has been free swiming and looks unstable. Whater PH is fine and ammonia is fine. Ran the whole master test kit nothing came up
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I feel ur pain more than most...i had 4 flawless goonch for around a year and a half (raised from 4" to 16-20")...one was cannibolised so i moved them to a larger tank in hopes to give them a better life and they went down almost immediatly. I have been questioning my fish keeping abilities ever since. You truely need a "full proof" system to keep these guys. Theres absolutly no room for error and u now know theres absolutly no other fish comparable to keep lol... i literally have not bought a catfish in 9-12 months since i lost mine. I have been researching,upgrading filtration, and tweaking equipment ever since to provide the best water quality one can. Im not setting up auto drip systems on all 26 tanks i have to provide pristene conditions for everybody. I wanted to lay face down on a busy street when my group started to go south, but chin up my man u kept urs longer than alot of people do so thats sayin something. Gotta strive for the best now and start creating a full proof system for when they come around again. I know the heart ache all too well tho. Happens to the best of us, all part of the hobby. Live, learn, and make it better
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I always over filter everything! I am so careful with my water and temperatures
all perameters im strict. The water was 75 degrees. Filters all working powerheads everything was good. The major change was when I noticed it the water was up at 82 which is why I feel it was some surge or some malfuntion. Rob and I did lots of research on these guys. I know their care all too well. It was something else. Something wasnt right. Especially how the temp jumped. Sent from my SCH-I545 using MonsterAquariaNetwork App
I always over filter everything! I am so careful with my water and temperatures
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I still think that you had a power outage that caused your dissolved o2 levels to crash because the water wasn't being circulated. The other fish would be fine in those conditions, but the devils wouldn't be able to handle it.
