my BGK died =( - Aquarium Advice

09-07-2006, 02:26 AM

days like these, i want to give up. no reason. just up and died. all i did was add driftwood to the tank. i rinsed it and rinsed it. i boiled it and boiled it.

params are normal as ever. all the other fish are loving the driftwood.

but my BGK, who was fast becoming my favorite fish, died. very fast. within hours.

some days i just want to quit.

Lonewolfblue · 09-07-2006, 02:37 AM

Mysterious deaths are hard. But we can't quit. It's part of the hobby. All we can do is the best we can do. As for the driftwood, I doubt it was the driftwood. It must have been something else, as if it was the driftwood, it would also be affecting the other fish as well. And if they are all happy and looking good, it definitely was not the driftwood. Also, as it releases tannins, it slowly brings the ph down over a period of weeks, so it can't be that either. Sorry to hear about the loss. I've been having a few myself, and have not found why either. Down to 2 serpae's, and now the GBR's are going one at a time, the ones that have been surfacing. and medicating the tank did nothing as well, so either the meds weren't strong enough, or I was treating for the wrong thing.

09-07-2006, 03:02 AM

it is just so frustrating to lose fish to diseases i can't even see to treat. and if i can see them and treat them, it is almost always either too late or the treatment itself kills the fish.

not to mention it is always a fish i really like or have grown especially attached to or one that cost me a lot of money.

Lonewolfblue · 09-07-2006, 03:03 AM

I completely agree with you....

**An t-iasg** · 09-07-2006, 03:08 AM

Sorry to hear about your BGK

hc8719 · 09-07-2006, 03:48 AM

they're a great fish, ...shame

they are very sensitive when younger though

BrianNY · 09-07-2006, 08:30 AM

In spite of our best efforts these little fishy lives are fragile. Sometimes mystery deaths are caused from food poisoning. A healthy fish will ingest something foul and "wham". It's over. I've seen cases where food will lodge in a fishes intestinal tract and cause death in less than a day.

Just things to be aware of. Certainly not a reason to quit.

hc8719 · 09-07-2006, 11:52 AM

i know you havent had the BGK for long right? take it back, and keep him in a qt tank until he gets bigger/less fragile for a community tank.

when my BGK had extensive fin tear, i kept him in a 20g long qt tank. but afterwards i still kept him in the qt, just with some snails and ghost shrimp as tank mates, feeding him frozen bloodworms daily or twice daily until he got slightly bigger.

he's become somewhat of a bully to the upsidedown catfish (can we get an acronym for those (USD cats?) and kuhli loaches now, but they get in his way.

you you feel confident enough to raise another, in a clean, secluded enviroment, do it

physicsdude · 09-08-2006, 01:55 PM

Thats a true shame man, I feel so sorry about your loss. Mysterious death of a fish is always the most unexpected tragedy that can happy in the hobby and sometimes the most heart-breaking

09-07-2006, 02:26 AM	#1
Guest Posts: n/a	my BGK died =( days like these, i want to give up. no reason. just up and died. all i did was add driftwood to the tank. i rinsed it and rinsed it. i boiled it and boiled it. params are normal as ever. all the other fish are loving the driftwood. but my BGK, who was fast becoming my favorite fish, died. very fast. within hours. some days i just want to quit.

09-07-2006, 02:37 AM	#2
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	Mysterious deaths are hard. But we can't quit. It's part of the hobby. All we can do is the best we can do. As for the driftwood, I doubt it was the driftwood. It must have been something else, as if it was the driftwood, it would also be affecting the other fish as well. And if they are all happy and looking good, it definitely was not the driftwood. Also, as it releases tannins, it slowly brings the ph down over a period of weeks, so it can't be that either. Sorry to hear about the loss. I've been having a few myself, and have not found why either. Down to 2 serpae's, and now the GBR's are going one at a time, the ones that have been surfacing. and medicating the tank did nothing as well, so either the meds weren't strong enough, or I was treating for the wrong thing. __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

09-07-2006, 03:03 AM	#4
Lonewolfblue Planted Geek Community Mentor Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Wenatchee, WA Posts: 7,871 Images: 7	I completely agree with you.... __________________ 26G Medium Planted Community - 65W CF Lighting - Emperor 280 Bio-Wheel - Established Feb 2004 55G Aggressive Community - Filstar XP3 - Established Dec 2005 75G Heavily Planted - Pressurized CO2, 520W Lighting, Filstar XP3 with spraybar - Established Feb 2006 29G Planted - 130W Lighting, Filstar XP2 with spraybar - Established May 2006 5 10G Tanks - Various setups - Tanks Established May-Sep 2006. 3 currently empty. 5.5G Crypt/Java Fern Tank - Established Oct 2006 My 29G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=78469 My 75G Thread : http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=70764 My 75G Makeover Thread: http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=87691

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09-07-2006, 03:02 AM	#3
Guest Posts: n/a	it is just so frustrating to lose fish to diseases i can't even see to treat. and if i can see them and treat them, it is almost always either too late or the treatment itself kills the fish. not to mention it is always a fish i really like or have grown especially attached to or one that cost me a lot of money.

09-07-2006, 03:48 AM	#6
hc8719 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,932	they're a great fish, ...shame they are very sensitive when younger though

09-07-2006, 08:30 AM	#7
BrianNY Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 4,259 Images: 18	In spite of our best efforts these little fishy lives are fragile. Sometimes mystery deaths are caused from food poisoning. A healthy fish will ingest something foul and "wham". It's over. I've seen cases where food will lodge in a fishes intestinal tract and cause death in less than a day. Just things to be aware of. Certainly not a reason to quit.

09-07-2006, 11:52 AM	#8
hc8719 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 1,932	i know you havent had the BGK for long right? take it back, and keep him in a qt tank until he gets bigger/less fragile for a community tank. when my BGK had extensive fin tear, i kept him in a 20g long qt tank. but afterwards i still kept him in the qt, just with some snails and ghost shrimp as tank mates, feeding him frozen bloodworms daily or twice daily until he got slightly bigger. he's become somewhat of a bully to the upsidedown catfish (can we get an acronym for those (USD cats?) and kuhli loaches now, but they get in his way. you you feel confident enough to raise another, in a clean, secluded enviroment, do it

09-08-2006, 01:55 PM	#9
physicsdude Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: New York State Posts: 363 Images: 1	Thats a true shame man, I feel so sorry about your loss. Mysterious death of a fish is always the most unexpected tragedy that can happy in the hobby and sometimes the most heart-breaking