Death in the family

During today, powercuts, my backup power system didn't kick in and my Powder-Blue died.

I can only think it was due to lack of oxygen. My question is Bigger fish, bigger oxygen consumption or is this very species specific ?

All the other livestock survived but quite distressed.

 

Rip, Pb

Sorr Warr!

Acanthurus leucosternon's Energetic, surge zone requirements
are FAR from satisfied NORMALLY
with it's
~Higher Metabolic Rate
~Higher Biological Oxygen Demand
~Higher Ectoparasite susceptibility
~Predisposition to stress-induced reactions

...let alone during Rolling Blackout, or OTHER power-outs/ downtimes.

The flipside, is CO2 buildup, even if enough O2 present..IT is the Respiration rate limiter more often than not.

Fish get narcotized,blood pH, biochemistry changes cause slow down...and ALL the above BOOBYTRAPS are sprung.

BTW it's group specific.
AND
Don't ignore heavier, thick-set fish, faster swimmers, ailing, skinny, diseased, recently additions or EVEN FISH UNDER chemotherapy(Copper, etc) are at higher risk too.

 

Thanks again Master. You really know your shit. Makes sense, He/She was really enjoying the bigger tank, loads of swimming area.

RIP

I will miss you

 

i am really sorry warren - i lost a fire gobie and felt like shit - can only imagine what you feel like loosing a big beauti like that

 

/sorry to hear about your loss Warren! Not nice at all. Sorry man. My boxing shrimp died yesterday, due to the power-cut here. I do have things running on battery power- but probably NOT enough... I dunno... AND it is current EXTREMELY hot here in CPT. (You should know). So - heat = less oxygen in tank... AND the water evaporation rate is MUCH higher than what it was last week. So my RO topup could not keep up.... = SG much higher than normal.... damn...

 

shit my blue-green chromis jumped out of the tank as well Monday night.

 

4 and half hours

 

sorry dude i feel your pain

My fish where almost cooked yesterday, tank was @ 31deg. when i got home.....

 

Sheesh, sorry Warr. Always tough when that happens.

 

Gali, you know what is tougher, is explaining to my little daughter, why, what, where etc.

When your kids give the fish names, they become a little attached.

 

I know exactly what you mean. My son got very attached to a huge pleco named Herman.

 

Sorry to hear Warr

ANGRY's sister tells her little one that the Goldfish has swam to the sea and he needs to be fetched. She then goes to the LFS explaining to him that she needs a goldfish because the lat one died AGAIN

Poor guys thinks that goldfish had a few lives

 

Nice one guys