Thanks for the info! I was worried it was on my side. Cool, big update on all my stuff when the migration is complete.MFK's working on migrating to a new server. Uploads haven't been working for a while now. Beautiful cat, though.
New Cat..... Niger?
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Sad update on this guy. Named him Stanly, he passed away yesterday.
Had him almost 12 years! 3 feet and 27.8 pounds.
Very sorry. That is a great loss. I am happy for you for the long and cherished memories.
Thanks brother, I’m telling myself it was old age! It was in my 1100 the last year or so. I think it had a good life.oh no
A wonderful story and an amazing follow through. This is great to learn from. Thank you so much!
Nigers can live many decades, I am guessing 50 years should be achievable in the right conditions. Our oldest is a rescue named Gill at 31 years old currently, we got him at 25 years old in 2015. https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...and-three-10-18-granulosus-in-4500-gal.680514 He spent 25 years in a 180 gal 6x2x2ft, in water having 0.5 ppm ammonia by liquid API test on average according to the keeping records through the years. His prior owners are nice, highly educated people (a medical doctor), really, just were ignorant when it came to fish and their needs. They adore Gill and still come to visit him in his 4500 gal once in a few years.
Gill grew to 34" in that 180 gal and his back / cranial is very high. I assume because of the tight tank that's the way his body decided to grow - no sense in growing in length when there no space, so let's grow in height. Currently he is well over 3 feet, perhaps around 3.5 feet. His tail is still too small for his body, as it has not been used much for 25 years.
Nigers and any fish we keep can die for great various reasons, as any pet we have, despite even seemingly good care or just our best efforts. My gut feeling when it comes to unexplained deaths is that primarily these occur from pathogens working latently inside a fish, and most usually these are new pathogens that come with new fish. At least my rescue experience with high fish turnover tells me that. Outside of the new pathogen hypothesis, care, water, diet, prior history, genetics (including wild vs farmed, mutations, care during early upbringing), presence or absence of stress at any level, low, high, or medium, all play into a fish longevity.
Nigers can live many decades, I am guessing 50 years should be achievable in the right conditions. Our oldest is a rescue named Gill at 31 years old currently, we got him at 25 years old in 2015. https://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/...and-three-10-18-granulosus-in-4500-gal.680514 He spent 25 years in a 180 gal 6x2x2ft, in water having 0.5 ppm ammonia by liquid API test on average according to the keeping records through the years. His prior owners are nice, highly educated people (a medical doctor), really, just were ignorant when it came to fish and their needs. They adore Gill and still come to visit him in his 4500 gal once in a few years.
Gill grew to 34" in that 180 gal and his back / cranial is very high. I assume because of the tight tank that's the way his body decided to grow - no sense in growing in length when there no space, so let's grow in height. Currently he is well over 3 feet, perhaps around 3.5 feet. His tail is still too small for his body, as it has not been used much for 25 years.
Nigers and any fish we keep can die for great various reasons, as any pet we have, despite even seemingly good care or just our best efforts. My gut feeling when it comes to unexplained deaths is that primarily these occur from pathogens working latently inside a fish, and most usually these are new pathogens that come with new fish. At least my rescue experience with high fish turnover tells me that. Outside of the new pathogen hypothesis, care, water, diet, prior history, genetics (including wild vs farmed, mutations, care during early upbringing), presence or absence of stress at any level, low, high, or medium, all play into a fish longevity.
