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Old 03-28-2012, 02:08 AM
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i have no idea why...i had it for years and it survived power outages and bad water early in its life but later on it had more open room and better water quality then it ever did and went from healthy one day to not eating and dead the next...

there is not really a disease fish get from not enough swimming room... it had clean water and as much as another couple feet woulda been nice it is definitely not a reason for it to die.
It was obviously stressed from not having enough room. A stressed fish easily gets sick
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It was obviously stressed from not having enough room. A stressed fish easily gets sick
thanks for the diagnosis... i have really been hoping for someone to come along and guess why my fish suddenly died almost a year after it happened.
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thanks for the diagnosis... i have really been hoping for someone to come along and guess why my fish suddenly died almost a year after it happened.
no problem, glad i could help you not make the same mistake again
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update:

my orange friend is looking happier by the day..



as is this little guy:



and my life is improving with all this great advise from my new bff markod
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Old 03-28-2012, 05:09 AM
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Looks like Marko's out flashing the badge.
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Old 03-28-2012, 05:11 AM
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Hey nick I will be your bff for. Afrag of that orange coral:mr
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Don't do it Nick!! You don't want him for a BFF, he's a big pain in the arse jarhead
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Don't do it Nick!! You don't want him for a BFF, he's a big pain in the arse jarhead
haha, i will take whatever i can get these days... as for the coral, free frag if you make the trip to pick it up Skimmer King.
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Old 03-28-2012, 05:29 AM
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new fts after pickin up some new frags at the local swap last weekend:

warning.. all pics in this thread are with my camera phone so prepare yourself for clarity!!



And some down shots of the new and old:

















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That is one sweet looking anchor hammer.
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