BlueMoon Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 My beautiful red/pink Siamese fighter crowntail male passed away last night On the 2nd day after his fry hatched I removed him as he was lying on the floor alot on sat. I put him in his own little recovery tank and he continued to lay on the floor not interested in food or anything He tryed hard to get to the surface so I moved him into a guppy breeder so he wouldnt have far to swim 2 take a breath He passed away last night .....he seemed to use his last bit of strength to look after his babies....so I hope they live on, I am so excited to see what colours pop up!! :bounce: There are heaps more fry then i first though, 100+ even. R.I.P little man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danilada Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Poor guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discusguru Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Sorry to hear about that. I'm sure the babies will turn out beautiful so look after them so daddy's last gasps effort is not wasted. ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon Posted March 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 really stinks He was my favourite! Im sure the babies will be just as beautiful as he was! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danilada Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Do you know why he died? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leroy Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Poor guy. Maybe his gene's will be strong and he'll turn out some other pink ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon Posted March 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Do you know why he died? No idea, 1 min he was totally fine, looking after his fry etc, he never left the nest always sitting under it, fantastic daddy! Then when the fry started moving about more he just lay on the floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMoon Posted March 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 Poor guy. Maybe his gene's will be strong and he'll turn out some other pink ones That would be cool! I think his colour was amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davd-lw Posted March 31, 2008 Report Share Posted March 31, 2008 feel sorry for you! i fond that sumtime if a couple wont getting well during breeding, the male will turn to be 'sad' or 'dissapointed', and will lose color and ly on the bottom, seem like lose mojo or someting, so i think if they do not get well during breeding we should separate them immidiately. also, in Tailand, people keep them in seper jars, and use barrier to make sure males do not see each others often(maybe twice a day), and as long as they see each other, they are excited, and will starting showing off! they call it 'trainning fighers'. good luck with the babies!! all the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted April 1, 2008 Report Share Posted April 1, 2008 That was sad to hear. You should end up with a few like him though. I am assuming he was imported and not locally bred. There seems to be a pattern emerging with the imported fish not lasting as well. He may have used his last reserves hatching his fry but be positive, it won't always happen and you will be able to use his fry to breed on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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