Em Posted December 21, 2005 Report Share Posted December 21, 2005 It hasn't been a good week at all for me. First Oogie Boogey, my grizzle guy from Vicki passed away.. I think he never really got over getting attacked in the spawning tank. The next day I awoke to find Lazen, my first betta has passed away, from old age I suspect. Then a pet shop girl finally passed after looking sick for a while, she had pineconing so I knew there wasn't much I could do. Then today one of my copper gold girls passed away, poor thing must've been picked on in the ladies tank cause she had no tail at all. Here's hoping I have a LOT better luck in 2006. Can't stand all these burials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splendidbetta Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 I'm sorry to hear about your losses. I hope the Betta Gods are kinder to you in the years to come. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambo Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 If Youre into the 'super-natural' you could try moving the tanks to a different spot. Feng Shui says certain tank spots will cause bad chi energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charntelle Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 I'm sorry to hear about your losses. It's always hard when you lose one, let alone lots. You have my sympathy. Speaking from experience here - lost about 15 or so from my last o/s shipment within 2 days. Here's to better luck in future mate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 :) :drool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Sorry to hear that, Em You had me wondering for a minute with this comment: Then a pet shop girl finally passed after looking sick for a while I thought "oh no, even Em's LFS employees are dying!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Em Posted December 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 Na, I meant the fish... I have no LFS around here, nearest is 45 minutes away. I think the heat is stuffing around my brain :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishy Posted December 22, 2005 Report Share Posted December 22, 2005 :drool: I got my fingers crossed for you Em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Em Posted December 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2005 Make that eight. Christmas Eve: One of my Imbellis died. Christmas Morn: Last remaining coppergold girl found dead when I woke up. Christmas Afternoon: Bossie and Red found dead. (Two LFS fish)I think it was the 40+ weather the day before that brought on their unfortunate deaths. Even if they were in the coolest room in the house with air flow. Has anyone else had a few deaths due to the recent heat wave? It's times like this I don't really know if I'm cut out for betta ownership Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 :notsure: Are you noticing any similar things about the deaths? any redness of the body or broken capilliary looking bits? With so many Em I'd be getting worried you have some sort of bacterial infection or other problem going on behind the scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Em Posted December 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 There's nothing similar that I've noticed, nor any particular pattern of fish that die. I just find them either floating head up or on the bottom of the 'tanks' on their sides. I think the copper gold girl was attacked by the others as she's the smallest and definately the shy one in the ladies tank (I found chunks out of her body when I discovered her dead). I thought I might've had an infection or something but most of them, strangely all of the males (except poor Oogie) that I've got from forum breeders are going strong and blowing bubblenets in their tanks. They all had a waterchange this week and none showed any visable signs of illness or injury. I think the imbellis might've got tangled in weeds and drowned. The four from yesterday are currently in the freezer awaiting burial when the weather cools down. Half of the ones that died on me were bought from fish shops and I suspect three out of those four weren't young fish to start with... Lazen was well over 2 years old and definately didn't get pampered like my others... maybe there's a pearl of wisdom in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 unfortunately a lot of lfs only buy in the older bettas because they find that the bigger body and longer fins are much more impressive to their customers. Its not so impressive when your beautiful new fish peggs if of old age a few weeks later though :notsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canfeleq Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 I have had a few pass on over the past few weeks, all of them had a bacterial infection but I suspect that the temp variations have had a lot to do with it. I have found that if the temperature fluctuates too much you will get bacterial problems regardless of what you do to prevent them, and we have had a long string of 35, 36 degree days plus a couple of over 40 days. When I win lotto I am building a climate controlled fish room!! (I wish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betta_Di Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 *Di sticks her hand up* After the first heat wave last week I lost 6 fish (all with dropsy but mainly older, bigger fish). I too think the heat got the big guys. I haven't yet had any show any affects from the Christmas Eve heatwave though (gotta admit that I didn't let the tanks water temp get as high either). Cheers, Di Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 i haven't had lids on my tanks for a couple of weeks now. even the fry tanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbies Betta Posted December 26, 2005 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 Has anyone else noticed the appearance of dropsy in relation to hot days? I to lost a cple of fish to dropsy (ones I had had for quite awhile to ), after we had a cple of days weather yo-yo-ing between mid 30's and dropping to mid 20's the next day, and then climbing again. I now only have 4 females and one male left of my orginal lot. All the rest are my babies :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 maybe the heat is causing internal organ failure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Em Posted December 27, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 That's what I was thinking Mouse, fishie heat stroke... though the water was always cool maybe the hot air above them caused something.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 I havent had any problems with heat. The majority of my fish are kept outside in a metal shed, that is in full sun and althouhg the water feels warm, they dont seem to be affected by it. Although the shed is going soon so there wont be any in there when it gets to the hottest part of summer in January etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishy Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 Hmmm... Interesting about the heat and dropsy. Edie did once proposed the notion before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted December 27, 2005 Report Share Posted December 27, 2005 BUT! BUT! These are tropical fish! The ingrates! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 I guess there is a fine line between tropical and boiled *lol* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckie Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 well, if you're going to split hairs ... *lol* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Figure_8 Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 *lol* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mishy Posted December 28, 2005 Report Share Posted December 28, 2005 *lol* :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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