Terrible Turn of events........
So today was the best and worst day I have had in a looooong time.
I was trying very hard to purchase Primetime3wise's 14" Black Peru Rhom. A magnificent display of what a rhom is suposed to look like. So I drive out to see Prime in Erie and everything goes smothly. I cannot wait to get home and spend time with my new rhom!
Heres where things go awry...
I manage to get the beast into his new home. Water is crystal clear, gorgeous black substrate, black background. He's totally diggin it all! He was crusing around the tank exploring high and low. going from one end of the tank to the other. Looked perfectly happy. Until he saw his reflection that is. So he sees his reflection in the side of the tank and starts violently snapping away at it and he is thrashing pretty hard splashing water all around. With one fell swoop of his tail he kicks up soooo much gravel. Then he really wallops himself good. He bangs the side of the tank and kind of stuns himself and goes sideways for a sec but quickly shakes it off and coutinues swimming around... So at this point i decide maybe its best to just put a sheet over the tank so he cant see his reflection and he takes some time to calm down and get used to his new home. Welll i could still here some splashing around and some other clanging every now and again in there. I was worried so i carefully took part of the sheet off the check on him only to find him laying upsidedown in the bottom of the tank.... I could have just cried... This gorgeous display of primal strength and beauty, dead, in the middle of my tank. I am beyond upset
I just dont know what to do.... this fish was "the one" for me... How did this happen? Did he really have enough force to bash his head into the side of the tank and tko himself? then.. for lack of a better word... drown?!?! from lack of oxygen?! I want everyone's feedback.
I have pics, but they are just so sad to look at..... I decided against posting them on here :...(
