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Old 10-31-2004, 05:57 PM
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Originally Posted by BMW Rider
My biggest concern would be causing an amonia spike due to the feeding frenzy. If its a small fish, it may not be an issue, but a larger one would be. I'd get it out of the tank as soon as I noticed it. I suppose you could portion it up and feed it back that way, thus controlling the waste volume and avoiding the spike. Just not sure how well I could handle mincing and chopping my once prized specimin. I think for the cost of food, I'll just continue to salute and flush the dearly departed.
That is what i was thinking...chop it up and feed it to the remainder of the fish. This may make me sound cheap and im really not, but if im paying $60 for a fish and it kicks the bucket no sence in wasting it by throwing it in the trash?
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