my 3 year old cousin grabbed one of my betta fish and threw it against a wall.
a 3yr old wouldn't even be able to reach the top of my tank and also my monsters would attack any smaller arm!!
What's the most grusome death one of your fish has suffered?
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a 3yr old wouldn't even be able to reach the top of my tank and also my monsters would attack any smaller arm!!
I had a bumblebee cichlid disembowel a pictus cat, tear a redtail shark to pieces (the shark was in with the other cichlids for months with no problems) and rip the eyes out of a larger pictus all in one morning. The only survivor of his killing spree was the blind pictus, whom I've had for a couple years since in the same tank. Immediately got rid of the bumblebee and will never keep one in a cichlid community again.
home of Fugly the Oscar (ACA)
home of Fugly the Oscar (ACA)
Not my fish but....
My dad had a large Oscar back in the 70's. He had the fish for many years and loved it very much. It developed a large bloody growth on its head. My dad decided it was time to end its suffering. He removed the fish by hand and laid it on the concrete floor. The fish trusted him and put up no fight in the process. My dad described to me, how the fish turned its eye to look at him, as if it knew what he was about to do. They locked eyes for a moment as if to say good bye for the last time. Then my dad picked up the hammer...
True story. My dad talks about that fish even today, about 30 years later. A lot of people think fish are stupid, but I've seen a good deal in the last 15 years that suggests there not.
My dad had a large Oscar back in the 70's. He had the fish for many years and loved it very much. It developed a large bloody growth on its head. My dad decided it was time to end its suffering. He removed the fish by hand and laid it on the concrete floor. The fish trusted him and put up no fight in the process. My dad described to me, how the fish turned its eye to look at him, as if it knew what he was about to do. They locked eyes for a moment as if to say good bye for the last time. Then my dad picked up the hammer...
True story. My dad talks about that fish even today, about 30 years later. A lot of people think fish are stupid, but I've seen a good deal in the last 15 years that suggests there not.
i had a fahaka puffer eat the face and eyes off a 7 inch chinese alge eater so it looked like he had a bare skull and lived 3 days.
I worked at a Pet store. We had a 90G SA cichlid tank. We had this one Green Terror. My manager always fed live food against the will of me and another employee who knew better. This fish got the worst HITH I have ever seen in my life. Shortly after that it got this horrible fungus on both of its eyes. It was a $50 fish. I wanted to euthanize it so badly.. eventually it died... what a shame..
Theres always me and medication. I have wiped out several tanks with that stuff..
Theres always me and medication. I have wiped out several tanks with that stuff..
I finally have a story to add to this thread. I had previously had deaths but nothing too gruesome or unusual. i got a 9 inch or so endli bichir and after quarantine i added him to my main tank with other large bichirs between 6 and 14 inches so i assumed he would be ok. He was a lot skinnier than even the shortest one, but i figured he would add better growth in the main tank.
Next morning was a work day so i only have so much time to feed the fish and get to work in the morning. after feeding the fish i couldn't locate the new one anywhere. The tank has lids and i have yet to have anyone escape, but there is a slight gap between the lid and the brace so i looked all around the floor of the tank. all my bichirs are fat, but they didnt look any fatter than normal. after spending about 20 mins looking for him i had to finish getting ready for work and just hoped that somehow i overlooked him in the tank.
My tank is drilled and the drain pipe i have for my sump is 1.5 inches but there is a guard on it that goes almost up to the ceiling of the tank. I have previously had guppies and tiger barbs and even my catfish when he was a baby, but nothing more than 2 inches find their way to the sump. When these small fish had gotten in there they also managed to stay alive in the sump to be put back in the main tank when i found them. after each occurrence i made adjustments to the drain and since have only put larger fish in the tank so i didnt think this would be an issue again. It has also been over a year since this has happened...
when i got home from work i noticed a fishy smell in the house and knew that wasnt a good sign. somehow this 9 inch fish managed to get over the overflow guard and slide down the drain pipe. However, since he is a large fish he never made it all the way to the sump. there is a 90 pipe fitting right above the sump and sure enough i found him all crumpled at the 90. i dont know if he was already dead when he got in there, but he was seriously beat up looking and bent like he had a broken back.
i am not sure if it would have made a difference but i wish i would have found him that morning.
Next morning was a work day so i only have so much time to feed the fish and get to work in the morning. after feeding the fish i couldn't locate the new one anywhere. The tank has lids and i have yet to have anyone escape, but there is a slight gap between the lid and the brace so i looked all around the floor of the tank. all my bichirs are fat, but they didnt look any fatter than normal. after spending about 20 mins looking for him i had to finish getting ready for work and just hoped that somehow i overlooked him in the tank.
My tank is drilled and the drain pipe i have for my sump is 1.5 inches but there is a guard on it that goes almost up to the ceiling of the tank. I have previously had guppies and tiger barbs and even my catfish when he was a baby, but nothing more than 2 inches find their way to the sump. When these small fish had gotten in there they also managed to stay alive in the sump to be put back in the main tank when i found them. after each occurrence i made adjustments to the drain and since have only put larger fish in the tank so i didnt think this would be an issue again. It has also been over a year since this has happened...
when i got home from work i noticed a fishy smell in the house and knew that wasnt a good sign. somehow this 9 inch fish managed to get over the overflow guard and slide down the drain pipe. However, since he is a large fish he never made it all the way to the sump. there is a 90 pipe fitting right above the sump and sure enough i found him all crumpled at the 90. i dont know if he was already dead when he got in there, but he was seriously beat up looking and bent like he had a broken back.
i am not sure if it would have made a difference but i wish i would have found him that morning.
