I Killed Some Fish Today

[The-Wolf]

I'm bloddy annoyed with myself as I've killed my L200 and 4 danios (2 giant 2 bengal)

here is how...
The day started off with a mind to move my 82g tank from one side of the room to the other.
I filled up an 80ltr dustbin with tank water, put in a heater, an airstone and a sponge filter.
plugged it all in via an extension lead.
I set about draining the tank and removing the decor etc.
when the water was down to 3" I started to catch the fish and put them in the dustbin.
So far so good.

then I continued with the move etc, but somehow (and unknowingly) unplugged the extension running the bin. I didn't realise this until it was time to move the stock back to the tank, around 4 hrs later (had to wait for a lift with the tank as it is too heavy and awkward for one person).

I discovered the dead danios at the top of the bin and the rest of the danios and rasboras were all at the top gasping. I was almost in tears and extreamly annoyed at myself.
It wasn't untill I'd got to the bottom of the bin that I found my L200.

The reason I'm piosting this is to remind you all of how a simple mistake can lead to tradegy.
I also hope that this will save someone else form making the same mistake that I did.

Thanks for reading this, it has helped me a little just by writing it.

 

[jarmado]

thanks for sharing.

 

[cane76]

sounds like your day has been as bad as mine i lost fish too

 

[jarmado]

sounds like your day has been as bad as mine i lost fish too

oh no.

 

[postingalwaysposting]

sorry thanks for sharing though

 

[helsekia]

sorry to hear that wolf

 

[donna123]

hi wolf,
sorry to hear about your bad day, donna.

 

[linda1503]

Thats really sad and just goes to show that even the best of us sometimes makes mistakes resulting in tragedy. So sorry for your loss.

 

[The-Wolf]

Thanks for all the condolenses, I appreciate it very much

 

[Erised]

Aww. Really sorry to hear that Wolfy. Hope that all the other fish will settle in like they did before though.

 

[Lynz781]

Really sorry to hear this Wolf, but I don't understand why they died? Pumps fish can live without and well its a bit warmer these days so it wont have gotten terribly cold. O was it the filter stopping and/or the stress of it all from being in there four hours?

 

[The-Wolf]

too many fish in 80ltrs of water for too long killed them .
if you check my profile for my 82g you'll see how many fish went in the tempory set up.
I had planned on them only being in there for two hours tops, but
fate had other ideas

 

[Luke_e]

Sorry to hear that.. Dont blame you're self though..

 

[Miss Wiggle]

awwww i'm sorry to hear that, well gutting aint it.

don't blame yourself tho, these things happen.

got me all concerned now tho, i'm doing major fish tank re-arranging next weekend, i'm bricking it I'm gonna loose something