I am in mourning (Page 2): Thank you. Yeah, I knew they were an aggressive species before I set up the tank. I had to do just a bit of culling in order to keep what I have. It is just...

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

fjdarling wrote:

You have my condolences on the loss of your pet. In mid-2020 my wife got three African Cichlids and almost as soon as we put them into the tank together, two of them became aggressive. We had to divide the tank, add another tank and separate the little darlings. We were warned they could exhibit that behavior and we saw it firsthand.

Thank you. Yeah, I knew they were an aggressive species before I set up the tank. I had to do just a bit of culling in order to keep what I have. It is just their nature.

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

TriX wrote:

You can really grow to love Oscars. I have had one... (show quote)

A friend of mine had a salt water tank and he took very good care of it. I think they are very cool but how does one go on holiday? They are such high maintenance.

I will have to pm you with my Koi story sometime. It is not what you would expect, but it is very funny.

Tom

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

tainkc wrote:

A friend of mine had a salt water tank and he took very good care of it. I think they are very cool but how does one go on holiday? They are such high maintenance.

I will have to pm you with my Koi story sometime. It is not what you would expect, but it is very funny.

Tom

By all means send me the Koi story (and yes, salt water tanks are lovely, but require too much attention for me.).

Chris

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

I know what you’re saying, I had a big cichlid that I lost when my tank spontaneously sprung a leak. I was more upset about the fish than having to replace a hardwood floor. Sorry it happened.

brittainsas1 Loc: Laytonsville, Md.

I certainly understand your feelings for your aquatic friends. The death of a Tri-color Shark at 19 years, brought tears to my eyes. I still have two other children that have lived well beyond their average lifespan.....One, a Kissing Gourami, has made it to 21 years, and a Raphael Catfish that has attained the ripe old age of 41.

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

I'm not going to laugh Tom I think it is very sad. Especially if the poor fish was being bullied. We had tropical fish when the children were young and each time one died, it was buried in the garden and a few words were spoken.
Hope the others remain healthy.

John N Loc: HP14 3QF Stokenchurch, UK

Interesting story - but is it a 10,000 litre tank or a 75 gallon tank?

brittainsas1 Loc: Laytonsville, Md.

I was wondering the same thing. 10,000 liters = 2641.7 gallons. That's one big tank ! :-)

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

Commiserations! Cichlids are intelligent, for fishes, and they have a lot of personality.
An aquarium like that can be fun just to sit and watch. In my old college days I'd sit across the room and watch my fish tank through binoculars. That is weird, but actually I do recommend it.

J-SPEIGHT Loc: Akron, Ohio

tainkc wrote:

Try not to laugh too hard, Sylvia. I am serious. ... (show quote)

Poor thing. Someone needs a time out

jimvanells Loc: Augusta, GA

The bully may have gotten his come uppins.

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

joehel2 wrote:

I know what you’re saying, I had a big cichlid that I lost when my tank spontaneously sprung a leak. I was more upset about the fish than having to replace a hardwood floor. Sorry it happened.

I hear ya'. I had a similar thing happen to me once. The difference being that even though no fish were killed when the tank went, one of my favorite books was ruined in a room underneath the tank and the water went through the floorboards and I did not discover the damage until a couple of months later.

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

brittainsas1 wrote:

I certainly understand your feelings for your aquatic friends. The death of a Tri-color Shark at 19 years, brought tears to my eyes. I still have two other children that have lived well beyond their average lifespan.....One, a Kissing Gourami, has made it to 21 years, and a Raphael Catfish that has attained the ripe old age of 41.

Sorry about your loss but the other part is pretty neat.

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

Sylvias wrote:

I'm not going to laugh Tom I think it is very sad. Especially if the poor fish was being bullied. We had tropical fish when the children were young and each time one died, it was buried in the garden and a few words were spoken.
Hope the others remain healthy.

It is o.k. for you to laugh. It is only a fish (I am trying to keep it together by keeping things in perspective). Bullying is quite common with cichlids. I knew this before going into this venture.

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

John N wrote:

Interesting story - but is it a 10,000 litre tank or a 75 gallon tank?

Oh, I am just trying to help out our friends whom use the metric system by translating the equivalencies. It is 75 imperial gallons (whatever "imperial") means. I am just kidding about the last part; I know what a gallon is.