Cichlid Tragedy....

[Irf]

Hi all,

I was almost in tears this morning when I came down to breakfast to find that the "holding" yellow Lab I'd been keeping in a small holding tank had died. It had been there for almost three weeks. Another holding lab that I couldn't catch and isstill in the main tank is OK. It's still stubbornly holding as well.

No idea what happened to the mother that's died. I did a water change yesterday though, but nothing out of the ordinary. I guess that's the only alteration that's occurred, even though I can't see what went wrong. She's released the fry, either after dying or just before and I've got about 10.

It's really really sad, but I suppose there are new fish to be looked after now and then given away so it's a kind of sad and happy story.....

Irf.

 

[fishstick]

so sorry to read about your yellow lab mother, you must be feeling really sad and shocked. hope the babies survive and thrive and your other mother is ok.

 

[WaterBender1995]

I've never understood crying over a fish, to each his/her own though...


How big was the tank she was in and how often did you do w/c's?
I've always enticed the holding fems with food @ the beginning of week 3 so they'll spit and eat. then scooped them out before they can suck up the fry again. works every time!

 

[Irf]

Thanks for your comments fishstick.....

 

[LuckyCricketMafia]

I am invested in my fish just as I am my other pets. Sorry for your loss

 

[borissimo]

Well I was very, very sad when I lost most of my cichlids to a tank disaster, so I understand how you feel.

 

[Snake42490]

sorry about ur loss. i know just what your feeling. i had the exact thing happen. my kenyi was holding. lost her color got ich and spit the babies. my whole tank died off and i had a tank full of kenyi cichlids until my heater went out then those got ich and now ive moved on and been good for over a year now! congrats on the babies