at least that roommate paid you back right then and there. there was an episode of judge joe brown, (dont worry i dont watch that crap, i was flippin through) where some kid was suing his roommate for killing his reef tank. if he was a scumbag he could have porked ya. He paid up close to a grand on a moments notice, that's an honorable man right there. my biggest loss wasnt a big deal. I lost a tank of juvie frontosas to a water change my mother did. and we have no idea what happened because she was very good at keeping fish. I can say (knock on wood) that I've been very lucky as far as fishkeeping goes.