OH no my calvus/comp is gone :(

[xxt2goodxx]

after 4 years of raising it he has finally passed... the reason is because my 125 sprung a leak and i'm repairing it now so now my 240 tank is way over crowed and the amonia spiked and he was the only casualty.... he was 4 inches too now my 240 has:

8 frontosa's 5-13 inches each
1 indo dat 5inches
3 thin bar dats 3-5 inches each
6 clown loaches 3-9 inches each
2 Jack dempsy 3-6 inches (one's a short body looks so cool)
1 oscar about 9 inches
5 tin foil barbs 4-6 inches each
1 comp/calvus left about 4 inches
1 flagtail prochilodus 4-5 inch
1 lima shovel nose cat 12-13 inch
3 bala sharks 4-6 inches each
1 3 inch apple snail

total fish for the 240: 32 fish 1 snail

the water is so cloudy cause of the spike and i got prime for them so the amonia is some what under control

ph is still at 8

pics will come up later

 

[addicted2cichlids]

i feel yah man! i just had that recently happen to me to! its a ***** but mine were alittle under 3". lost a total of 5. **** it sucks seeing them suffer and passing. miss those guys. ill be better prepared next time. what was wierd they got all weak when i introduced some fish to the tank! anyone know why that would be?

 

[akskirmish]

I feel your pain-

Sorry for your loss...I also just loss a fish that I raised for 3.5 years....

 

[xxt2goodxx]

aww sorry to hear you guys its like we watch our little babies grow up and then they go its so sad i just finished snapping the pix but will post them in a few hours when i get home

 

[xxt2goodxx]

the updated pics that i promised... i miss this little guy

after 4 years he's gone ammonia spiked because the 125 sprung a leak and i had to dump its contents into the 240 and the bio load was excessive!

first day in the tank

hey i changed my background thanks to all that advised me to do so now my dat and the rest have changed and have great colors now!!

this is the second day they look much better after i added stress coat and prime, ammonia is still high though.... the 125 is being sealed later today and will take 48 hours to cure....

 

[johnny_1993]

mate. do some water changes. if ur ammonia is high prime is lazy.

 

[johnny_1993]

oh and ur oscar could eat ur comps alive

did u put the 125 filter on the 240? that would help heaps. gl !

 

[xxt2goodxx]

mate. do some water changes. if ur ammonia is high prime is lazy.

got lots of things to take care of.... i would if i had the time but been really busy.... for me to switch them and tear down the 125 i didnt go to sleep till 4am... i wake up at 7 every day and come home at 11.... the only day i have for myself is sunday.... and thats when i either maintenance tanks or spend time for myself

oh and ur oscar could eat ur comps alive

did u put the 125 filter on the 240? that would help heaps. gl !

no the 125 filter is not on the 240 cause you cant get 2 wet drys to work together unless you hook them together... but i did move some media from the 125's filter over to the 240's filter....

 

[mike dunagan]

moving media was good. Many small water changes would be good... I would also think about putting something in the tank to break to line of site to relax the fish...

 

[xxt2goodxx]

moving media was good. Many small water changes would be good... I would also think about putting something in the tank to break to line of site to relax the fish...

what do you mean by putting something in teh tank to break to line of site to relax the fish?? like decorations?? i tried deco long ago and aggression was high... i'm thinking of putting in a 12 in cave and hope one set will breed after i tank out the other guys... once the tank is back to normal and the 125 is repaired etc....