Scomb died this morning

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This morning when I turned on my vampire tetra tank light I noticed that my scomb was missing. I pretty much tore up the room looking for a body until I had to go to school. Then I thought he might be under the desk because it is open at the back, so I took out the drawers and there he was. :cry:

I'd say he was 6-6 1/2 inches. I just got him a few weeks ago from a friend whose tank was leaking. I had a 40br for the two and I was in the middle of making the stand. Due to constant rain, I haven't had too many opportunities to paint it.

I didn't really have much time to grow attached to him, but I am still kind of upset at how he died. Now I cannot even begin to imagine what kind of tank mate I can put with my raph. The RT/YT barracudas we get are under 4" and I doubt I will ever see any payara/biara larger than 3 1/2" in a store.
 
Tough loss.
 
sorry for your loss
 
Who would have thought he would jump out where the filter was. I saw a dead rosy under there too, it looked very dried out. I am wondering if that is old, or if the scomb jumped for the rosy and they both came out of the tank.

I feel worst about the scomb dying in a 20g before I got his new tank setup. He also wasn't fully settled in yet.
 
Crazy - confined spaces make fish do wired stuff. Sorry for your lose and I feel ya. My 1st Hopla. Mala. jumped outta the lid and before I could get to him my Cats had him tore up in seconds.
 
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