Lost A Geophgaus :(

Wills

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Just had to put down one of my Geophagus sp.Tocantis, it was the smallest one always tiny compared to the rest but the past week shes gotten even skinnier than normal I think she was a runt bless her from the brood as shes always been sickly and I got them from .5 of an inch. It was an unfortunate bagging as I was paying for some others while someone bagged them for me which I wasnt aware of and then looked okay in the bag and then when I got home I could see her so tiny compared to the rest and shes never grown since. :(

Its a shame because she was the boss of the group despite her size.

With regards the rest of the tank I am moderately happy that its just her weak nature that has caused this nothing underlying. No signs of illness and she was eating earlier today, just gone very spinny in the last few hours and at the surface.

rip little buddy

Wills
 
thats a shame, i have the same problem with a bronze cory, very very small still ( 1/2 inch compared to its 1 1/2 inch brothers and sisters )but i see it eating all the time. not sure if the poor fella will make it but it seems happy enough.
 
Thats really sad to hear :sad: they are beautiful looking fish. I like the way you respect your fish shows you care.
 
Its sad, but you gave him a good life in the time he had.

I have a runt sev, so I know how you feel. I don't expect him to last too long but I'll give the best care I can while he's still around. Who knows, maybe a miracle will happen and he'll start to grow !
 
Sorry to hear of your loss, its always a hard decision, I have one of the baby sevs that is deformed, but as he is eating fine and growing I am letting him carry on, but no doubt at some point I will have to let him go too. Just shows you care about your fish.
 
Sorry to hear that, I too suspect one of my tapajos (maybe not a tapajos) will have the same fate, the one which doesn't look quite like the others...

You do all you can, it had the best shot at surviving, it just didn't make it though :(
 

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