MBU sucked into power head :-(
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Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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staindsk1n
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Re: MBU sucked into power head :-(
i live in surrey mate which is where i bought my mbu from. In wallington. he was one of the shop workers own personal mbu but he got bored with him doing nothing so took him into shop. i walked in the day he took him in and he was in a 2ft tank with about 30 neons etc etc hiding in the rocks. Apparently he was in with stingrays etc in the guys tank at home so im not suprised he didnt do anything. I Bought a new set up for him and took him home and never kept anything with him. He was out all the time. He was about 2.5 inches long then.....he is now more like 10" and loves people!! If you want i can keep an eye out for you to see if they have more because the last time i went in they had about 6 babies of about 1.5" long.
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manutius
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Re: MBU sucked into power head :-(
I'm glad my article was of some use but its really good to hear from other Mbu owners and get the chance to learn from them.
It is true as stated earlier that not all Mbu are peaceful so be wary of that when you do purchase potential tankmates
It is true as stated earlier that not all Mbu are peaceful so be wary of that when you do purchase potential tankmates
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GSP
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Re: MBU sucked into power head :-(
Well I had a similar problem. My sick little GSP was just this morning sucked into my filter intake and died from wounds caused by it. He was weak because of IP's and I had just treated him with medicine. I left for work and he was sleeping at the bottom of the aquarium, and my wife woke up to him being stuck in the intake. The filter isnt that strong, but for a weak fish I bet it is. e was extremely thin and I bet thats why he slid in so easily.
Im very, very sad. He was my buddy and I wanted so badly for him to pull through. I tried everything I can think of (Which may have killed him).
BTW- Anyone reading this please for the love of pete dont use medicines without asking first. I used Life Guard and it fried the little guy who was never the same after that.
So please please please, if you dont know or if you think you do, ask first. Its not worth losing a fish over.
Im very, very sad. He was my buddy and I wanted so badly for him to pull through. I tried everything I can think of (Which may have killed him).
BTW- Anyone reading this please for the love of pete dont use medicines without asking first. I used Life Guard and it fried the little guy who was never the same after that.
So please please please, if you dont know or if you think you do, ask first. Its not worth losing a fish over.
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manutius
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Re: MBU sucked into power head :-(
Sorry to hear that GSP 
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crazedpuffer
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Re: MBU sucked into power head :-(
Sorry about your loss GSP.