I should add Casper Jr
Poor guy jumped out of the tank overnight
Poor guy jumped out of the tank overnight
THE DEAD FISH THREAD!!!!!
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Not the same as a wet pet cichlid, but still sucks nonetheless.
I’ve had this guy since I got serious with fishkeeping almost 8 years ago and was one of my oldest fish.
It’s been through hell and back with my poor care early on, aggression from tankmates, and at some point sustaining an injury (or infection) that left him with a crooked back.
Ugh, lost my Polleni to unknown causes. Couldn't find her receipt but I've had her probably at least 8 years. 
My miniatus who passed in August, either one of two reasons. I personally think a heatwave got him as he was in the garage, but my friend thinks it was the wild caught food I would feed. However I would freeze the fish for at least a week before he would get them to eat, so I don’t think it was parasites
as he was in life, definitely want another grouper
as he was in life, definitely want another grouper
Yeah, he was very nice, rescued him from a store that was going under financially. He took a while to warm up to me, and was very picky with food. The predatory nature of this guy seemed to be less instinct like most freshwater fish I’ve had and just pure intelligence. Would put him on par with most small dogs in terms of cognitive ability. Wish there were brackish groupers that didn’t get ginormous because I would love to keep one without panicking about Salinity all the time. Probably my second worst fish death.
my worst by far was my scromb payara though.
Didn’t take any pics of his body because it hurt so much. I knew it would probably happen when I got him, but I had him eating frozen foods, so I felt like I was in the clear. Want a group of armatus or tats in the future, as I have never loved a fish more. Guess I’m gonna have to set up multiple 1000+ gallon tanks for all the monsters I want again in the future
RIP Luther
A gentle 20" Giant. He was doing great until 2 weeks ago when he started having labored breathing (similar to Oscar in other tank that passed away) and stopped eating.
Today he developed swim bladder issues and I had to put him down. Couldn't bear the suffering. Instead of a dead fish pic I have attached his award winning PTM. He was about 2 years old then.
A gentle 20" Giant. He was doing great until 2 weeks ago when he started having labored breathing (similar to Oscar in other tank that passed away) and stopped eating.
Today he developed swim bladder issues and I had to put him down. Couldn't bear the suffering. Instead of a dead fish pic I have attached his award winning PTM. He was about 2 years old then.
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One of my Corydoras fish passed away two weeks ago, and man was it stinky when I fished him out of the tank with my hand.
He did not even get a proper burial. I tossed him over the fence into the garden and figured that the insects would take care of it.
But yesterday I found that my cat had found the sunbleached bones and dragged them out to another part of the garden. There I recovered it.
Here you can see why an Oscar fish does not like to eat a Corydoras. They have nasty spines and they are all bone under the skin.
He did not even get a proper burial. I tossed him over the fence into the garden and figured that the insects would take care of it.
But yesterday I found that my cat had found the sunbleached bones and dragged them out to another part of the garden. There I recovered it.
Here you can see why an Oscar fish does not like to eat a Corydoras. They have nasty spines and they are all bone under the skin.
