Darn really

Proteus · #1 01-09-2012, 06:37 PM

So I come home to find my lineatus wrasse face first in my rbta. Struggling to get out. I get it out and qt it right away but ten minutes is all it had left in it.
Sometimes I could give up.

Nano · #2 01-09-2012, 06:39 PM

That sucks! sorry for your loss, maybe your nem isn't getting enough to eat?
Still though, that's unfortunate

Proteus · #3 01-09-2012, 06:42 PM

It does suck. The nem rejected a silverside that morning. Just one of those days.

Funky_Fish14 · #4 01-09-2012, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nanomano

maybe your nem isn't getting enough to eat?

Nah the same thing would happen even if he fed it daily.

Sorry to hear Titus... dont get too discouraged!

Proteus · #5 01-09-2012, 06:56 PM

And of coarse the first words out of moma bears mouth " how much was that fish "

Lol always her first question when it all goes south. I hide receipts haha. Ten bucks baby it's all good

parkinsn · #6 01-09-2012, 07:01 PM

I had a blue carpet sting my PBT durring a tank x-fer. He ended up biting it so the carpet got a good meal

Lampshade · #7 01-09-2012, 07:07 PM

I learned from a wise man, fish cost $5 and coral costs $10.

Sucks about the loss, My anemone ate my purple firefish, I was ready to sell the anemone. But then again.. the fish only cost $5, so I should get another :P

lastlight · #8 01-09-2012, 07:09 PM

Sorry to hear.

Are these things really that great at catching fish (BTAs) or is it more likely the fish was already heading south and stumbled into it?

Had my own taste of death yesterday. Lost my last chromis (he and the other had been looking like frail old men for half a year. First his buddy proved I needed gutterguard on my overflow and the other really looked terrible all alone). I can't have a chromisless tank so I'm going to fix that this weekend.

Proteus · #9 01-09-2012, 07:18 PM

I have a feeling that the lineatus was chased by the labout wrasse as they still were not getting along.

I would have fed all my chromis to the nem if it ment saving the wrasse

Delphinus · #10 01-09-2012, 07:41 PM

Ouch.

Weird that must be one sticky BTA. In all the years I've had BTA (pretty much since I started in the hobby in the 90's) I've had BTA's but they've never posed a threat to anything alive since they're just not sticky or aggressive. Carpets and LTAs I could see taking down a fish .. BTA's .. in fact with my RBTA, I pretty much have to jamb a krill into its mouth otherwise the krill floats away after a minute or two.