Harold B Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Well today I found out exactly what it feels like to lose one of your most favorite "prized" fish. Some might think of it as an easy thing to cope with. I've had a few "new" fish that had gotten sick/died on a few occasions and a couple jumpers none of which ever settled verry well with me, but somehow it was chalked up to being a part of establishing a system "cost of doing buisness" in this hobby. I had some 2/3 yr old Oscars I had to give up at one point and I felt pretty bad about that. I had alot of time to realize that it was in thier best interest and blamed it on myself as irresponsible husbandry choosing to get a HUGE saltwater tank when they were needing bigger quarters than a 75gal. But today I lost one of the two Picasso's that I had gotten from Dave "Barelycuda". They were hand picked from hundreds and hundreds of small differently marked clowns as Dave paitently sifted through ball after ball of tiny clowns untill I found two marked as I had imagined. It was my second time to the clownhouse but first time when a meeting was going on there. I had gotten one and waited untill the next "batch"(s) were ready before I returned for another to be it's friend/mate in hosting a RBTA in my new 250g tank. So with one slightly older than the other I the oftened wondered which one would assume which role male vs female and after a year and a half, today I found the "smaller" of the two, what I believe to be the victim of a gorillia crab i've been battling, I also noticed that the surviving one is full of eggs. I thought I'd share this with you all as it was during this time that I met most of the PNWMAS members, and whom without i'd never had this opportunity. Thanks everybody. Harold B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derbird Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I'm sorry to hear of your loss, it is never easy to lose one of your little friends let alone one of your favorites :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I know how you feel, I just lost my mystery wrasse whom I've had for several years. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike nickerson Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I know how you feel' date=' I just lost my mystery wrasse whom I've had for several years. :([/quote'] im sorry to here about your mystery wrasse i will probably cry alittle when my mystery wrasse passes and i know how you feel harold. B im sorry to here of your loss i havent lost any of my favorite fish yet but ive lost a couple fish and always feel really bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Re_Run Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I feel for you. what horrible feeling like losing a member of the family. sorry for you loss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Sorry to hear that. Felt the same when I lost my male blue throat. Still bums me out to see the female swimming without him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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