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11-21-2007, 06:00 AM
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Poor guy. Sorry for you loss
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11-21-2007, 06:34 AM
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I never feed krill.
Mostly mysis, pellets, flake, occasional frozen shrimp, I also get a lot of veggies into my trigger. He absolutely loves them, whether it is OSI stickons or Spirulina flake. He looks bloated ?
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11-21-2007, 03:04 PM
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Thanx for the condolences.
It looks more bloated in the pic. I didn't notice anything out of ordinary otherwise. I could be wrong, though, and this very well may be a sign that I missed. Someone on another board suggested impacted intestines as a possible cause. I still have it (in the freezer). I'm going to attempt an autopsy later.
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11-21-2007, 09:20 PM
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Not to be gross...but I would genuinely be interested in seeing posted pictures of the autopsy....especially if you think you've found something.
I've not had a large enough fish to perform an autopsy on, but I've often considered it. I have a dissecting microscope for the job. If any of my current fish die mysteriously like that, I'll certainly be having a good look. I suppose we should be saying "necropsy". Here's a link I found that discussed what you might see and what it might mean: http://www.koivet.com/handouts/akcanecropsy.doc
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400 gal reef. Established April, 2007. 3 Sequence Dart, RM12-4 skimmer, 2 x OM4Ways, Yellow Tang, Maroon Clown (pair), Blonde Naso Tang, Vlamingi Tang, Foxface Rabbit, Unicorn Tang, 2 Pakistani Butterflies and a few coral gobies My Tank: http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=28436
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11-21-2007, 11:42 PM
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Could have been internal parasites as well. If the fish had the worms all along, there's not much you could have done to see it or do about it. just a thought.
I agree with brad, if you do decide to do a necropsy, please post pics if you're comfortable with it. It's not something you see every day on an aquarium forum is it?
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11-22-2007, 05:12 AM
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WARNING:
The next post contains gooey photographs . Viewer discretion is advised.
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11-22-2007, 05:24 AM
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Well autoposy/necropsy (if I can call it that) done. Nothing was found in the stomach. Makes sense to me as the last meal was about 14 hours prior to my finding it. Everything looks to me as it should except for maybe the swim bladder. Interested in others opinions. Look a tad distended? Keep in mind that I froze this guy and then thawed it to do the autopsy, so I'm not sure how much this warm - cold - warm would affect the gas inside. Long story short, it's still a mystery to me. I should do the autopsy right away next time. Next time? Hoping not. Another person today suggested delayed cyanide poisoning. I had this fish 11 months. No sign of distress. Opinions?
  Thanx much and cheers,
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Mark. Last edited by Johnny Reefer; 11-22-2007 at 05:28 AM.
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No way end of his life, mine is 10 now. 
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