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My tugidus has commiited suicide on the glass top of the tank while I was at work! :29:
She had an infection on the eye that was seeming to get better overnight. I did a 50% water change and cleaning just last night, and the water tested at <.25 ppm ammonia just now. A friend of mine said te fish went crazy and slammed in the top of the tank just 30 mins ago. I found her on her side on the bottom of the tank. It seems she is still breathing but it would take a miracle for her to not die. She is completly unconcious.

Oh god she is dead, I cant believe this!

I buried her outside my window. I have taken some autopsy pictures to hopefully figure out what this was. (no cutting)

Wow...my regrets.

Sorry to hear about the loss.

Sorry for your loss.

I wonder if this happens more often when deaths seem very sudden. If your friend wasn't there to see the accident, you'd never know.

Hmm..very true Swell, I didn't even think of that..

My SA's sometimes crazily swim and "jump" and hit the top of the glass of the aquarium top. I think in my case it is because of the raised temps and Ich meds, or the Ich on their skin. I hope mine don't die because of this behavior. I am sorry to hear about your loss Perek.

wow, i am very sorry to hear of your loss.

Yea I just got back from the pet store they said my water quality was "Perfect". So the jumping behaviour remains a mystery.

what was your temp?

EvilE wrote:what was your temp?

The heater was set at ~80 degrees. I came to this temp by starting at 75 and upping the temp slowly till she would stop hanging by the heater.

So sorry to hear that, Perek. I wonder if it was a convulsion or something similar. Very sad.
Pami.