Joshlikesfish Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 So, if anyone saw my post showing my new fighter, he is my pride and joy. Came home from school to find my new delta tail from saturday had blown a nest already! Just got back from the gym, and he is nowhere to be seen. I have searched all around the tank and cannot find the corpse. Only other thing i can think of is the CAT! So, now that i've lost the only delta i've ever seen in my life, I have a new found hatred for my cat. Yeah, eating a few neons, thats ok. Eating a swordtail that I raised and breed myself, that was pretty unfair. But eating my prized posession!?!!?! This means war..... Anybody else have this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 No, my tanks have lids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Sorry for your loss, it is always so annoying to have a senseless loss like that. Cat's are genetically programmed to hunt. When we keep them in captivity it is up to us to ensure that the environment is safe (for them and for anything they may prey upon). Perhaps it is a good time to get a secure lid for the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrazyGeoff Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Many many many years ago, one of my previous cats was taking a bit too much interest in my flatmates goldfish bowl, I told her she needed to put some mesh or something on top of the tank. "Your cat is too stupid to catch my fish" she told me. The next day she came home to find that her goldfish had become a dorsal fin. "Your cat has eatin my fish" she yelled at me. "Not my cat," I replied, "He's too stupid!" Today all my tanks that the cats can get to unsupervised have lids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DennisP Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 No, my tanks have lids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 My other tanks have lids. This one was a recently set up planted tank. Didn't plan on putting fish in it =/ Oh well Time to start pricing clear achrylic i guessMany many many years ago, one of my previous cats was taking a bit too much interest in my flatmates goldfish bowl, I told her she needed to put some mesh or something on top of the tank. "Your cat is too stupid to catch my fish" she told me. The next day she came home to find that her goldfish had become a dorsal fin. "Your cat has eatin my fish" she yelled at me. "Not my cat," I replied, "He's too stupid!" Today all my tanks that the cats can get to unsupervised have lids. Haha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikBok Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 oh dear. that's sad. My two cats spend hours eyeing up the tanks but they can't get the lids /hoods off any of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoon Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 my catch love to watch the fish and frogs but are too wuss to go fishing they will drink the water though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 That super sucks dude. My cat loves drinking from the tanks, I could never imagine her catching and eating fish though. She is however a DLH and cannot hunt :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 To be fair, the fish could have jumped. Then the cat could have eaten it. If you went home, you would have found a dead carpet fish. either ways, but this way the cat got a meal and the fish hopefully died faster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Thirded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 but this way the cat got a meal and the fish hopefully died faster. I know it sounds mean but my cat has had a carpet fish, I gave it to her. It makes more sense than burying it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 I know it sounds mean but my cat has had a carpet fish, I gave it to her. It makes more sense than burying it. Then this is only fair when the cat gets old... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefish Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 My cat got my SAE when it jumped out. First I was scared that he'd caught a lizard. kinda relieved to find out that it was a common fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 I dont trust my fish without lids let alone the cat. He still manages to get his tongue down the tiniest gaps to get a drink of the good stuff. He had a look in the monster tank this morning and the massive female birchir came up to the glass to greet him, Ive never seen a cat run away from a fish before, Ill never forget it either. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 To be fair, the fish could have jumped. Then the cat could have eaten it. If you went home, you would have found a dead carpet fish. either ways, but this way the cat got a meal and the fish hopefully died faster. I could have, but it was more likely the cat did it =/ The fish was happy as! Blown a big nest, was chilling around the plants. Betta's are silly and he would have come to greet the cat and om nom nom... Then this is only fair when the cat gets old... I wish i could do that with my cat lmao My cat got my SAE when it jumped out. First I was scared that he'd caught a lizard. kinda relieved to find out that it was a common fish My cat has brought in countless lizards, and shes only a little over a year old. Found he up to no good so many times. She even found her way INSIDE the couch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted June 28, 2010 Report Share Posted June 28, 2010 Even without lids I don't think my cat would catch the fish. He has no interest in watching tanks or anything. Maybe 'cos there's been tanks around since he was a kitten. Ripping open several bags of fish food is another matter though :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Ripping open several bags of fish food is another matter though :evil: Previous flatmates used to have one of those cats that are picky eaters - sprinkle a bit of fishfood on whatever it turned its nose up to and hey presto new favourite food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymox Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 lol, my sisters rat managed to get into my new box of novofry and proceed to eat all 3 containers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 lol, my sisters rat managed to get into my new box of novofry and proceed to eat all 3 containers. Thanks for the warning... I'll be keeping an eye on my ones ;-) Actually, all my food is stored in a desk drawer with a child-proof lock on it. I don't understand the people who whinge that their kids get into things they shouldn't, use some foresight for gads sake :roll: But the cat got into stuff that was in ziplock bags from conference that I hadn't put in the drawer yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dyinggoldfish Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 Yeah, after a few escapes of a suicidal red-tail-shark out of the tiniest gap in my old tank, I have always vowed to have a hooded tanklid rather than just plain glass as he managed to get out of this. Animals are really funny when it comes to fish, my cat used to just watch them all day (but he IS far to stupid - he went to catch a bird and ran head first into the tree trunk). My dog pines and whinges at the tank as she wants to play with them (she might be senile).... and my parrot runs back and forward infront of the tank saying his own name, bobbing his head and trying to get them to pay him attention. Then when the gouramis come to investigate he proceeds to hiss at them.... :bounce: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsarmina Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 I had one of my CAE's jump out of the tank. none of my 8 cats would touch it as they all knew that it was "Mummy's Fish" they have been taught this from the moment they opened their eyes, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 I've got 3 cats, and they sometimes walk in front of the fish tank on it's stand (which is quite wide so the cats are able to walk on it) and they never even look at the fish. They just don't bother. I'm extremely confused, because I thought cats LOVE fish. I've had my tank for nearly 3 years and the cats have never once bothered with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunbird73 Posted June 30, 2010 Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 I had goldfish years ago as a kid that my cat used to be very interested in watching. A few weeks in a row we would come home and find a fish on the floor a metre or so from the fish tank and assumed we had kamikaze fish, cos our cat was the stupidest one ever (his name was Baldrick). Until we came home and caught him in the act of flicking the poor fish out of the bowl with his paw. He just liked to watch them fly :roll: Maybe check under your bed or around where a fish might jump/be flicked? Huge bummer tho, that sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshlikesfish Posted June 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2010 I had goldfish years ago as a kid that my cat used to be very interested in watching. A few weeks in a row we would come home and find a fish on the floor a metre or so from the fish tank and assumed we had kamikaze fish, cos our cat was the stupidest one ever (his name was Baldrick). Until we came home and caught him in the act of flicking the poor fish out of the bowl with his paw. He just liked to watch them fly :roll: Maybe check under your bed or around where a fish might jump/be flicked? Huge bummer tho, that sucks. My bed doesnt have an under part =/ i searched everywhere. I've gone out of my room for 45 seconds to find her with a baby swordie in her mouth =/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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