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01-01-2013, 03:01 PM
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Darth Ichthyos
Join Date: Jan 2005
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My fish all died.
When I went to work last night, everything was fine. When I got back home this morning, though, all my fish were dead. All of them. In EVERY single tank in the house.
My clocks aren't flashing or anything, so it wasn't a power outage. There's no sign of forced entry & sabotage, either.
The only possibility I can think of involved a funny smell that was in the neighborhood last night. I guess that stinky plume was more toxic than I would have expected.
*sigh*
The worst part is that this is the 2nd time this has happened. I'm thinking it's time to hermetically seal my house!
Well, I guess now I get to have the fun of starting all over again. No, really! I love planning out new setups.
Anyway, I just wanted to let those of you who are struggling know that every now and then, even us old salts run into major problems. Don't let the occasional setback get you down.
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01-01-2013, 03:06 PM
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Darth Ichthyos
Join Date: Jan 2005
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It can happen to anyone
When I went to work last night, everything was fine. When I got back home this morning, though, all my fish were dead. All of them. In EVERY single tank in the house.
My clocks aren't flashing or anything, so it wasn't a power outage. There's no sign of forced entry & sabotage, either.
The only possibility I can think of involved a funny smell that was in the neighborhood last night. I guess that stinky plume was more toxic than I would have expected.
*sigh*
The worst part is that this is the 2nd time this has happened. I'm thinking it's time to hermetically seal my house!
Well, I guess now I get to have the fun of starting all over again. No, really! I love planning out new setups.
Anyway, I just wanted to let those of you who are struggling know that every now and then, even us old salts run into major problems. Don't let the occasional setback get you down.
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01-01-2013, 03:09 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Johns Creek, GA
Posts: 11,549
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And it isn't even mosquito-spraying season. Some sort of firework? Some of that crap is legal here again. And the stuff that isn't is available, too. Flaming papers land on our roof.
Let us know what you are looking for. We can get a lot of fairly rare fish here in Atlanta.
Keep some water for testing. It would drive me nuts not to know.
Last edited by emc7; 01-01-2013 at 03:19 PM.
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01-01-2013, 03:12 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: North Garden, Va
Age: 29
Posts: 21
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Wait... what? Every single fish... That's terrible man. What kind of stinky plume was it? and what did it smell like?
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01-01-2013, 03:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Maine
Age: 29
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Sorry to hear that... I cant imagine losing all of my fish at once... It would be devistating esecially if it happen twice...
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01-01-2013, 03:54 PM
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The Pleco Guru!
Join Date: Dec 2011
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Thats sad, sorry to hear this! Do you have inverts? Did they die, or only the fish? If not you may be able to hypothesize. Do you have neighbors who own fish, if so did their fish die? Was the smell present bon both occasionsm the fish died? Just questions to consider...
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01-01-2013, 04:16 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Alaska
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So sorry to hear that, TOS. That really sucks.
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01-01-2013, 04:29 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Mar 2012
Age: 20
Posts: 8
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That's really too bad. I know I would be totally bummed if my fish all died.
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01-01-2013, 04:53 PM
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person
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: New York State
Age: 15
Posts: 603
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sour abut that, how many tanks do u have?
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20 gal tank
4 red eyed tetras
6 tetra von rio
5 amano shrimp
2 german blue rams
2 bolivian rams
3 platys
55 gal tank
2 synodontis catfish (one nigriventris and one nigrita)
5 yellow labs
2 kennyi
3 johanni
4 acei
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01-01-2013, 05:14 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Surrey England
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wow.... sorry to hear that, i would be pi$$ed big time.
how on earth did all your tanks get contaminated?????
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01-01-2013, 05:32 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Cleveland,Ohio
Age: 67
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good thing i didn't send those odessas.....i will dig around and see what i have available for you...a pair of albino bushnose maybe...won't be a whole lot ; but i'll be more than happy to help..
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01-01-2013, 05:58 PM
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Restricted boredom
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Orlando, FL
Age: 28
Posts: 723
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I'm with emc. I'd be going nuts not knowing what did it.
Sorry to hear none the less. Glad to see you're looking at the bright side of having the chance to redo everything.
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01-01-2013, 06:30 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Johns Creek, GA
Posts: 11,549
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Call the ATF, have them check your neighbors for a sarin lab. Also, do you have a carbon monoxide detector?
I have lots of convicts, endler's, Limia Perugiae, and some sword fry. If you like, I can send you a few, or let me know when you are over here and we could meet up. The limia are a really pretty little molly-like fish. I don't have much breeding right now.
Last edited by emc7; 01-01-2013 at 06:46 PM.
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01-01-2013, 06:35 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: NY
Posts: 547
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It has to be a gas that is in your house. If this is not the first time it has happened I would check the exhaust from your boiler or water heater. I know the feeling of losing all of your stock and I know your pain. Sorry to hear, on the note to finding what the problem is the only thing that separate tanks have inside of your house is the AIR.
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01-01-2013, 06:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: NY
Posts: 547
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Check the exhaust that is coming from stove, boiler and water heater. The air is the common factor between the tanks.
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