Lost one... - Aquarium Advice

mrcrazypants05 · 10-30-2005, 12:22 PM

Alrighty so I lost my peacock eel, Elly. Yesterday afternoon i came home from work and my mom said she was swimming weird. So, I placed her in a 10 gallon I setup real quick, luckily i had a spare filter i was running in the 55 for almost 2 weeks now... guess ill have to start that over. Anyway I awoke this morning to a dead eel. I had the eel for about 4 months now. I checked my 55 gallons water parameters and everythings good. 0ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrite, and 10ppm nitrates. No idea what could have caused it. The only thing ive added was like 4 clown loaches, but it's been about a week and a half since i added them. I would think they would die before affecting any other fish. I'll keep an eye out though, and maybe put them in the [acronym:651720f825="quarantine or quart depending on context"]QT[/acronym:651720f825] or something.

Psyhampster · 10-30-2005, 12:28 PM

that really sucks

I hope you figure out why she died.

One suggestion, I think Peacock eels are brackish, although I'm not sure.

**Fishyfanatic** · 10-30-2005, 02:57 PM

I don't belive that Peacocks are brackish. I have them in a freshwater tank with no problems. What kind of substrate do you have in the tank? Did she have any scratches or markings on her body?

mrcrazypants05 · 10-31-2005, 12:29 AM

I have gravel, but she never dug in the gravel... only twice that i've seen... always hid in the fake plants and stuff...

Psyhampster · 10-31-2005, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fishyfanatic

I don't belive that Peacocks are brackish. I have them in a freshwater tank with no problems.

Ah, my mistake.

Hrafnkel · 10-31-2005, 10:32 AM

I had a peacock eel die sometime last night, too.

Dunno what happened. Basically the same thing but I've only had him for about a month, though he's always been sort of sluggish compared to my second one.

jrp1588 · 10-31-2005, 06:33 PM

That's too bad Mrcrazypants.

10-30-2005, 12:22 PM	#1
mrcrazypants05 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 458 Images: 7	Lost one... Alrighty so I lost my peacock eel, Elly. Yesterday afternoon i came home from work and my mom said she was swimming weird. So, I placed her in a 10 gallon I setup real quick, luckily i had a spare filter i was running in the 55 for almost 2 weeks now... guess ill have to start that over. Anyway I awoke this morning to a dead eel. I had the eel for about 4 months now. I checked my 55 gallons water parameters and everythings good. 0ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrite, and 10ppm nitrates. No idea what could have caused it. The only thing ive added was like 4 clown loaches, but it's been about a week and a half since i added them. I would think they would die before affecting any other fish. I'll keep an eye out though, and maybe put them in the [acronym:651720f825="quarantine or quart depending on context"]QT[/acronym:651720f825] or something. __________________ 125gallon - 3 Giant Danios - 1 7" Jack Dempsey - 1 5½" Green Terror - 1 9" Lutino Oscar 65RR - SW - 30g Sump w/fuge - 40lbs MI LR 30lbs Base - 4-5"Sand Bed - 2 false black perculas, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 6 zebra hermits, 6 blue leg hermits, 6 nassarius snails, 6 astrea snails

10-30-2005, 12:28 PM	#2
Psyhampster Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Posts: 1,030 Images: 4	that really sucks I hope you figure out why she died. One suggestion, I think Peacock eels are brackish, although I'm not sure. __________________ Ryan http://www.aquarank.com/images/users/1.gif Vote For Us! 20 [acronym:b4a16a1148="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:b4a16a1148] [acronym:b4a16a1148="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:b4a16a1148] ---------- 2 Flame Blue Platies, 2 Micky Mouse Platies, 2 Flame Gold Platies, 1 German Blue Ram, 2 Yo-Yo Loaches 30 [acronym:b4a16a1148="Gallon"]gal[/acronym:b4a16a1148] [acronym:b4a16a1148="Freshwater"]FW[/acronym:b4a16a1148] -------- 1 Marble Hatchet, 5 Silver Hatchets, 6 Zebra Danios, 2 Dwarf Gouramis, 2 Fancy Guppies, 1 Yo-Yo Loach

10-30-2005, 02:57 PM	#3
Fishyfanatic Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 10,303 Images: 15	I don't belive that Peacocks are brackish. I have them in a freshwater tank with no problems. What kind of substrate do you have in the tank? Did she have any scratches or markings on her body? __________________ Vote for Aquarium Advice 10 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 29 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Community 55 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid Fry 150 Gallon Lake Malawi Cichlid

10-31-2005, 12:29 AM	#4
mrcrazypants05 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 458 Images: 7	I have gravel, but she never dug in the gravel... only twice that i've seen... always hid in the fake plants and stuff... __________________ 125gallon - 3 Giant Danios - 1 7" Jack Dempsey - 1 5½" Green Terror - 1 9" Lutino Oscar 65RR - SW - 30g Sump w/fuge - 40lbs MI LR 30lbs Base - 4-5"Sand Bed - 2 false black perculas, 1 six line wrasse, 1 peppermint shrimp, 6 zebra hermits, 6 blue leg hermits, 6 nassarius snails, 6 astrea snails

10-31-2005, 10:32 AM	#6
Hrafnkel Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Highland, Texas Posts: 521	I had a peacock eel die sometime last night, too. Dunno what happened. Basically the same thing but I've only had him for about a month, though he's always been sort of sluggish compared to my second one. __________________ 2.5gal: Empty 5gal: 2 Black Mystery Snails 10gal: 2 Mickey Mouse Platys (1M1F), 1 African Butterfly Fish, 3 Khuli Loaches 29gal: 1 Green Severum, 1 Convict, 3 Bronze Cories 55gal: 5 Bloodfin Tetras, 6 Black Skirt Tetras, 1 Blood Parrot, 1 African Brown Knife, 1 Striped Raphael, 1 Ropefish, 2 Clown Loaches, 1 Yoyo Loach, 1 Angelfish

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