Yeah I found it a lot harder than I thought it'd be, his mouth was so tiny and the teeth were pretty big so it was hard to get the cutical clippers in thereBogwoodbruce wrote:Really sorry mate, my boss lindsey trimmed the teeth on 2 SAP without knocking em out a month or so ago, i watched, the best way to do it, but only if you know what your doing and have done it enough.
I killed Bollo :(
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puffertt77
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Re: I killed Bollo :(
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Re: I killed Bollo :(
Sorry, but I did warn you about the medication. Plus, 1 1/2 hours?
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Re: I killed Bollo :(
Sorry about Bollo 
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Re: I killed Bollo :(
It was actually 1hr and 15mins not that 15mins really makes much difference, the reason I left him in there was because the meds didn't affect him for an hour, he was just swimming around normally. It was only when I added the last dose that he suddenly slowed and let me pick him up.Christemo wrote:Sorry, but I did warn you about the medication. Plus, 1 1/2 hours?
But yeah like I said you did warn me
Thanks mateSponge bob wrote:Sorry about Bollo
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Re: I killed Bollo :(
sorry for your loss!!
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Re: I killed Bollo :(
You would have been better off using clove oil. It only seems to have an issue when used over & over or on a weak, emaciated fish & in that case, I wouldn't use anything on it.
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I'm so sorry to read about Bollo. I was on my cell phone at a coffee shop when I read it- and literally gasped. ((HUGS))
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Re: I killed Bollo :(
Thanks matemrgreen wrote:I'm so sorry to read about Bollo. I was on my cell phone at a coffee shop when I read it- and literally gasped.
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Re: I killed Bollo :(
I'm so sorry to hear about Bollo. He'll be remembered. You had good intentions, don't blame yourself!! It was a mistake and a learning experience and now you'll know what to do incase something like this happens later on. (Hopefully it doesnt though!) <3
He'll be remembered. You had good intentions, don't blame yourself!! It was a mistake and a learning experience and now you'll know what to do incase something like this happens later on. (Hopefully it doesnt though!) <3-
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Re: I killed Bollo :(
Thanks matekatty wrote:I'm so sorry to hear about Bollo.
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Re: I killed Bollo :(
will you be getting another SAP? or is it too early to think about that?
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Re: I killed Bollo :(
I'm not sure yet, if I did I'd oprobably get 3. The thing is my main tank has a lot of happy guppies in it now and I may not be as lucky to get a SAP like Bollo who took no notice of them. Plus they wouldn't really fit in there.lilgirlkat wrote:will you be getting another SAP? or is it too early to think about that?
When I finally build the huge tank I may get 5 or 6 SAPS
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that would be an awesome tank!
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Re: I killed Bollo :(
Very sorry for your loss, I actually welled up with tears when I read this thread. I know you feel badly, but you meant well and you were doing something to help your puffer.
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