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Old 11-02-2009, 11:29 PM   #1
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Halloween morning was a bad day for my tank. my tiretrack eel which i got at four inches last year had survived the transfer from 37g to 55g a couple of weeks ago but last friday nite he lifted the plastic lid and fell out of the tank laid there til saturday morning. I couldnt believe it didnt even think this could be an issue but my 37g did have a glass lid on it which is noticeabily heavier. the eel was about 12 to 13 inches long now damn.
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Old 11-02-2009, 11:35 PM   #2
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thats terrible. so sorry for the loss. that is one strong eel. maybe next time you can put some weight on the sides, get a glass lid for any tank that houses such an eel, or get another eel species that doesnt grow that large...
too bad "only death prevents man from making blunders"

sorry for your loss again.
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Old 11-03-2009, 02:15 PM   #3
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That stinks !
sorry to hear about your loss.
stinks, learning stuff the hard way aint it !
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Old 11-05-2009, 04:39 AM   #4
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Wow he had grown well in just a year!
Sorry to hear he's gone..
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Old 11-07-2009, 04:40 PM   #5
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another tragedy in the same tank there was a small opening on the back of the hood where my powerhead is seems my african butterflyfish that had for over a year got out was laying there dead behind the stand. i think this tank is cursed no problems when my turtle was in there try putting fish in and now my tiretrack eel and butterflyfish is dead and one of my bala sharks died in the transfer and now on of my silverdollars in the tank now has a mouthfungus which i figure is from stress since their such skiddish fish.
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Old 11-07-2009, 05:04 PM   #6
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Wow, sorry for your loss, what cool fish to lose.

Forgive the change of topic but your 37 seems a little crammed, no?
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Old 11-07-2009, 05:12 PM   #7
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another tragedy in the same tank there was a small opening on the back of the hood where my powerhead is seems my african butterflyfish that had for over a year got out was laying there dead behind the stand. i think this tank is cursed no problems when my turtle was in there try putting fish in and now my tiretrack eel and butterflyfish is dead and one of my bala sharks died in the transfer and now on of my silverdollars in the tank now has a mouthfungus which i figure is from stress since their such skiddish fish.
geeez when it rains it pours ! dam
i havent had to deal with fish jumping out of tank but i have read about it.
you have to seal it up like fort knox.
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Old 11-16-2009, 03:11 PM   #8
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Wow, sorry for your loss, what cool fish to lose.

Forgive the change of topic but your 37 seems a little crammed, no?
as far as i can tell no doesnt seemed crammed actually seems alittle empty just did a water test 6.4 ph no ammo. no nitrites, 5ppm nitrates which is normal everyone seems to be doing good just transferred them a month ago they were in a 29 for well over year with no problems
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55 Gal. 3 discus, 2 bolivian rams, 4 julii cory, 12 neon tetras, 1 black ghostknife and 1 pleco.

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