Worst Moments In Fishkeeping.

[WILDER]

What have been distressing moments for you in fishkeeping, probably when a fish dies for me.

 

[BigC]

Loosing a batch of annual killifish fry (Nothobranchius rachovi) that I had incubated in peat for 8-9 months.
Through my own stupidity.

 

[CFC]

When i got a phone call at 1 am while i was on holiday 200 miles away saying that something was wrong and most of my fish were dead in my biggest tank, a hectic drive home revealed that the juwel powerhead had stopped working and indeed most of the fish in the tank were dead including five 10"+ bala sharks and several expensive catfish.

 

[cometcattle]

Moving house, is IMO, the most distressing part of fish keeping.

 

[kris-b-]

When I first got my tropical tank many years ago and didn't have a clue what cycling was and most of my fish died

 

[Bloo]

Moving house, is IMO, the most distressing part of fish keeping.

Totally absolutely 100% agree on that one ! On top of which, moving house alone is just the most stressful thing ever !

A close second would be the agony and stress when you realise you need another tank as the lust for more fish grows

 

[Jules H-T]

Well today I found out that Sarah the goldfish, who I relocated to a pond earlier in the year, got snaffled by a heron (along with every single other fish in there).

Not THAT bad in the greater scheme of fishkeeping, but not particularly nice news for a Monday morning!

Goldie my 25 yr old goldfish dying was my worst, particularly because I believe it was due to introducing some youngsters. I thought it might happen but still went ahead with it.

 

[Amerce]

Moving house, is IMO, the most distressing part of fish keeping.

Totally absolutely 100% agree on that one ! On top of which, moving house alone is just the most stressful thing ever !

A close second would be the agony and stress when you realise you need another tank as the lust for more fish grows

Getting home to check on my new Killi's and wondering why I was one short, then finding out I'd forgotten to close the glass slider, lo and behold the male killis was nice and dry on the floor !!!

I could have coped with losing a female but not the only male I had.

 

[BigC]

When i got a phone call at 1 am while i was on holiday 200 miles away saying that something was wrong and most of my fish were dead in my biggest tank, a hectic drive home revealed that the juwel powerhead had stopped working and indeed most of the fish in the tank were dead including five 10"+ bala sharks and several expensive catfish.

Now that's what I call a worst moment

 

[osteoporoosi]

That would be the time when my fully stocked and planted 48 gallon tank started leaking. Oh the stress...

 

[Luke_e]

When one of your fish is dieing slowly, and is stuck against the filter, and you cant bare to watch it suffer, and you have to euthanise is !

 

[Paul_MTS]

My Larger stingray dieing totally unexplained, within 3 hours.

 

[Dwarfs]

Finding my favorite fish behind the tank, still moist, but dead

 

[B2k2]

Waiting a month for my fishless cycle to end and having my heart set on Long Finned White Cloud Mountain Minnows as being my first fish...
Arriving at the shop on the saturday to find the tank where I saw the WCMM's in is empty but feeling full of joy when I found 4 mixed in with some black neons..
Get them home, acclimatised and watched them play together in the current of the filter and flash their fins at each other like crazy (really made me laugh )...

But woke up the next morning to find 2 are dead and by lunchtime today the remaining 2 had also passed away. I helplessly watched the last 2 die

Although this hobby has so many rewards and I have spent so much time on research.. losing my first fish like that really hurts..

 

[Fella]

Moving a 4 foot tank and stand up 3 flights of stairs to my room, then assembling the stand, then discovering at 3am the floor isnt flat, and having to empty 45 gallons of water and then move the tank and stand down the 3 flights of narrow stairs (singlehandedly) and having to refill the tank (using a single 4 gallon bucket).

That day wasn't very fun.