An old problem has returned again in the 125

[FINWIN]

Sorry to hear. Major bummer

Maybe some fish just don't last anywhere near as long as potential lifespan listed. Over a week ago he was perfectly fine and had greedy appetite and was normal. I've not lost any juveniles or babies to sudden death/infection in the same conditions at all. Confusing and frustrating. Like hitting a wall all of a sudden. There's no long drop-off, just sudden infection and rolling over.

SAME situation with all my acaras, perfectly fine and healthy into adulthood then developing all kinds of costly health issues and rollover.

 

[phreeflow]

Never figured out why fish do that sometimes. I hate it when they suddenly die inexplicably with little chance of treatment. And like you said, it’s always seems to happen to my favorite fish

 

[jjohnwm]

I've consoled myself in the past (and done a poor job of it...) with the realization that this happens even to some people. We know far more about the problems of human physiology than those of fish...but some people still keel over dead with no discernible signs of an impending problem, or in many more cases with a very rapid decline in the final days.

It's futile and silly to describe an event like this as happening "for no reason", but many people still like to use that term. Of course there's a reason, but that doesn't mean that we will know what it is or that we will see it coming. We're never going to know it all.

Llifespan? Big difference between "potential" and "average".

Death and taxes.