Never make assumptions with fish.

[Loopy]

I got some killies at conference. 2 species, 2 males and 2 females of each type. I got up yesterday morning to see one of the females dead. She didn't look like she had long gone But floating upside down at the waters surface and not breathing or moving at all even when prodded and pushed around the tank a bit usually is enough to satisfy me that a fishy has gone to the big tank in the sky. I was pretty disappointed thinking "darn i killed one already!! "

I left the body in the tank, telling myself i would fix it up later. :lol: :roll:

I had to do some water changes in other tanks and got distracted for the rest of the day and totally forgot the dead fish.

I got up this morning and did a head count in the killie tank. 8 fish.

There is the little madam swimming around happy as larry. :evil:

She looks a little ragged around the fins but is probably the most cheerful fish in the whole house!

She should be pretty happy that i didn't biff her out!!

[Gatito]

:roll: is that a killie thing? like clown loaches playing dead?

thank gosh for procrastination huh?

[Alan]

She was prolly harrassed Sharon.

When I see that, I float an icecream container with them/it in it.

Serves several purposes.

Stops more harrassment.

Lets her recover from the trauma.

Saves looking for the body that could be eaten, then if it had any malady,

the possibility of it being passed on is decreased.

Easier to treat a small portion rather than the whole tank.

[wilson]

thats lucky you didnt get rid of it

[nick777]

hehehe....interesting!!!