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08-15-2003, 11:10 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New Jersey
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removing dead fish
How important is it to find and remove dead fish in a reef tank? I have a couple of dead fish who knows where within or under the reef.
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08-16-2003, 12:18 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Kansas
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Certainly removing any dead fish or invert is he best thing to do, but if you can't find it or it requires a complete aquascape overhaul, I would leave it there. Hopefully you have enough clean up critters ( nassarius snails, hermits, serpent stars, shrims, crabs) to devore the fish before it adds too much to your ammonia>nitrite>nitrate levels.
If it means only moving a piece of rock or two, then I would remove them.
Don't you just hate that 'missing fish' syndrome?
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08-16-2003, 12:49 AM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Montana
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I would say removing a dead fish would depend on size of fish in comparison with size of tank!
A large fish in a small tank would be disasterous in my opinion but in a large tank you can get away with it!  |
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08-16-2003, 01:41 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Toledo, Ohio
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yup. if the tank is fairly large, in comparison to the fish, for instance, the average 1 or 2 inch fish, in a 55 or higher aquarium.. leave it.. that is, if you have plenty of clean up critters. if you have critters, the fish are probably already gone.
i had a green chromis die one night and came in to see it being feasted upon by 3 hermits, an emerald crab, a peppermint shrimp, and the star was on the move. within about 2 hours, there was no trace.
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08-16-2003, 04:15 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: South Coast N.S.W Australia
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I would always endeavour (within reason) to find and remove any dead life in my tank.
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08-16-2003, 08:14 AM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Belfast, Maine
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Perhaps cut back on the food for a day or so, seeing as there's been some throughput of protein...
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08-16-2003, 11:30 AM
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08-16-2003, 01:14 PM
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Shark
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rotflmao!!!!!!! 
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08-16-2003, 02:49 PM
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Too much freshly ground coffee this AM, Tommy?
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08-16-2003, 03:19 PM
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Big Fishy
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Location: thousand oaks, ca
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08-16-2003, 10:24 PM
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Quote:
Alice posted...
Too much coffee???
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heh, that and too little sleep!
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