my first post in MFK is here

[recursive]

such a bad day, i purchased a very gorgeous 2incher tiger oscar and introduced it to the rest of the guys (i have 5 other oscars 4 inches in size all of them has this boring colors of plain yellowish to red). intalled a fence so that they cant bully the small guy. then i left for a phonecall, suddenly my small brother was screaming "hey the small guy squizzed in, the big ones are chasing him now, hurry!". only to find the small guy is on the mouth of the submersible filter, holy crap!

lesson learned: impulse buy does hurt sometimes.

 

[nolapete]

So, I'm guessing you didn't save him?

 

[Eric A]

So, I'm guessing you didn't save him?

I'm sure the trauma and shock of being stuck in a filter would have killed him in minutes. Unless he wasn't saved quickly that is.

 

[recursive]

i manage to get him out of the filter. He wiggles for a second and died his eyes were almost removed and his body was slightly bent.

 

[svtim]

sorry for youre loss. how big is youre tank.

 

[recursive]

around 95g, im planning to transfer them on a bigger tank when they grow bigger. and when i reach the budget ;=)

 

[Eric A]

around 95g, im planning to transfer them on a bigger tank when they grow bigger. and when i reach the budget ;=)

Thats not a bad size , when you upgrade get some cichla

 

[dragonfish]

Sorry for the loss.

 

[Thedaniokeeper]

Terribly sorry...
Oscars are beautiful fish...
But like angels, they do all sorts of crap the moment you look away...

 

[Silver Crescent]

Terribly sorry...
Oscars are beautiful fish...
But like angels, they do all sorts of crap the moment you look away...

Darn right, story of my life there as the owner of seven angels. I learned that the HARD way. I've had a few get stuck on a whisper, so I switched to Cascade and no problems since. Dang exspensinve filter though, cost me 50 with a discount >_< Worth it though since my tank is clear and my fish are alive! Invest in a canister filter, it's worth it, or a sponge filter lol Don't want fishies getting killed. So sorry for you loss though, I hate when that happens.

But seriously, why do these guys kill themseles? :WTF: