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[Akira]

Alexei and Rose both died today. I was cleaning out their respective fish tanks, and after waiting a bit for the chlorine to leave and putting in the tablets to make the water safer, I put them back in. Then, not more than five minutes ago, they both died. I'm still looking into it, but I think that the public water system might have been changed (some towns are notorious for pumping chemicals into their water to make it healthier and tastier to people) which could have killed them. I'm thinking about replacing Alexei, but I'm also looking into better water replacement methods...I might get my betta a shrimp friend to help keep the tank clean for longer, too.

At any rate, it made me very sad....Rose died first, and when I looked over, Alexei was staring at me and he was struggling to keep afloat. It's so corny, but he died looking at me for help >.> I'm surprised at how sad I am about them dying...

Edited by Akira, 18 December 2007 - 08:00 PM.

[Sweeney]

Seems to me like you didn't purify their water well enough.
But I'm just getting into the aquarist hobby, so truth told, I have little idea

Sorry they died I can't imagine what it'll be like when my seahorses finally pass on...
(Note, I don't own any seahorses yet)

[Akira]

Seems to me like you didn't purify their water well enough.
But I'm just getting into the aquarist hobby, so truth told, I have little idea

Sorry they died I can't imagine what it'll be like when my seahorses finally pass on...
(Note, I don't own any seahorses yet)

I probably didn't....the tablet's supposed to do the trick, but chances are that there was too much chlorine and it didn't air out enough >.>

I really want to own seahorses, but I don't have the facilities/cash to handle them I just want to see the male give birth XD

At any rate, once you get into caring for fish...they do grow on you. Smarter than they look.

[tastyphoxette]

Awww.... I'm so sorry....

My condolences.
Poor fishies. :\

I say you call the water company and yell at them for killing your fish. D: They may at least give you some free cup of water.

[Akira]

Awww.... I'm so sorry....

My condolences.
Poor fishies. :\

I say you call the water company and yell at them for killing your fish. D: They may at least give you some free cup of water.

>.> I'll kill the water company. Water companies ftl

Poor Alexei went through quite a bit with me, too....Rose hated me and lived with me for less than two weeks, but Alexei was like a wee little friend. He hated my cellphone and ipod, but he liked me...wah, I miss him He's been gone for an hour and I already miss him.

[foogie]

sounds like water trouble. I always leave the water out open to air for at least 24 hours before exposing fish to it...


luckily squirtle's tolerant to tap water. XD

[Bão]

Sorry to hear that man. What kind of fish were they?

[Teddy]

sounds like water trouble. I always leave the water out open to air for at least 24 hours before exposing fish to it...


luckily squirtle's tolerant to tap water. XD

I'm sooo sad you watched your fish die like that...>_<

But @ FOOGIE:

Pokemon FTW! <3

Are they fish, or turtle? Just curious, as I'm assumin they're turtles.

[Akira]

Sorry to hear that man. What kind of fish were they?

Betta fish; hardy as hell, and very good jumpers...but chlorine tolerance = zero >.>

I'm sooo sad you watched your fish die like that...>_<

I'm still very sad about poor Alexei >.> He wanted me to save him but I could do nothing...I mean, if I took him out, all I'd be able to do is put him into another bowl of tap water, which meant that he would die anyway. Slightly amusing, though: once he was dead, he sank like a rock to the bottom of his tank and was sticking straight up with his head buried in the gravel...and he stayed that way. It was funny...but man I was too sad to care.

sounds like water trouble. I always leave the water out open to air for at least 24 hours before exposing fish to it...

Yeah....the chlorine killed them. I left the new water overnight, but I guess I didn't have it out long enough

However:

I have replaced Rose and Alexei. The tank's been given an upgrade, too. My male betta is named Yashin, and the female is name Scoots...why I give my male's Russian names and my females pet names...I'll never know o.O At any rate, they're both yellowish white with red highlights here and there. The tank has a piece of bamboo in it, and it has three bulbs for new plants. Their water has been out since 2:00 PM, and I boiled the hell out of it before leaving. I then put a tablet into the water 10 minutes before I put the bettas in. They're both lively and docile; something which surprised me altogether, since they are not supposed to be capable of coexisting in a tank. The only reason that they are together is that I didn't have enough 'safe' water to fill both tanks. I'll monitor them for a few days, and if they live together without squabbling, Yashin and Scoots can share I'm in a jolly mood now, and I'm hoping that these two live long and happy lives. I might be in trouble if they get too happy, though; I don't know what I'll do if they have 200 babies >.>

Edited by Akira, 18 December 2007 - 07:42 PM.

[foogie]

I'm sooo sad you watched your fish die like that...>_<

But @ FOOGIE:

Pokemon FTW! <3

Are they fish, or turtle? Just curious, as I'm assumin they're turtles.

lol, squirtle's a turtle. a litle red eared slider.

[Melchoire]

Seems to me like you didn't purify their water well enough.
But I'm just getting into the aquarist hobby, so truth told, I have little idea

Sorry they died I can't imagine what it'll be like when my seahorses finally pass on...
(Note, I don't own any seahorses yet)

I heard sea horses are very hard to maintain because they're very sensitive to the composition of their water supply. I think there's a certain chemical which they need a certain amount of otherwise they die.

I probably didn't....the tablet's supposed to do the trick, but chances are that there was too much chlorine and it didn't air out enough >.>

I really want to own seahorses, but I don't have the facilities/cash to handle them I just want to see the male give birth XD

At any rate, once you get into caring for fish...they do grow on you. Smarter than they look.

Actually the male doesn't give birth. Actually fish don't give birth at all. The female lays the eggs in the male's pouch or something and he fertilizes them. The babies then leave when they hatch. It's like a rooster jizzing on eggs then sitting on them. Doesn't exactly count as birth giving. Sorry for your loss btw.

Edited by FlashGM, 18 December 2007 - 09:39 PM.

[Akira]

Actually the male doesn't give birth. Actually fish don't give birth at all. The female lays the eggs in the male's pouch or something and he fertilizes them. The babies then leave when they hatch. It's like a rooster jizzing on eggs then sitting on them. Doesn't exactly count as birth giving. Sorry for your loss btw.

Haha....the principle is still there, though; at any rate, that's how m-preg pretty much works: get an egg, fertilize it, then shove it in the guy. At least, I think that's how that one guy did it

These new fish are creepy o.O They won't eat if I'm near them. They headed towards their food, then they stopped and just stared at me until I backed out of the room...and now their food is gone.