Tragedy Strikes - Aquarium Advice

MommaFishels · 05-07-2008, 09:57 PM

Today I came home from work to find my Orange Diamond Watchman Goby swimming in circles. I noticed that his head was red under his skin (where his brain would be and you could see a vein) so I'm not sure what happened. He could only make right turns. Well hours of him swimming and going in circles, he finally died. Has anyone seen this before? I am very sad as he was one of the first fish I got for my tank! Any help would be appreciated.

Oh, I did a test because it freaked me out and my parameters are:
0 ammonia
0 nitrite
0 nitrate
8.4 PH
Last water change: Sunday (RO/DI water with salt mixed for 24 hours)
Water parameters were same as above before the water change.
I have a 75 gallon with live rock and changed out 15 gallons.
Nothing new has been introduced in the tank.

**melosu58** · 05-07-2008, 10:01 PM

Hard to really tell but sometimes if they swimming around erattically then there is a swim bladder problem. Like I said it`s really hard to tell but that would be my guess.

ryshark · 05-07-2008, 10:19 PM

maybe there is a such thing as fishy aneurysms

loyalrogue · 05-07-2008, 10:58 PM

Wierd.

Sounds like he burst a blood vessel in his head causing brain/nerve damage.
Could be he got startled and slammed headfirst into your canopy or glass?
Definitely appears to be a freak occurrence as opposed to a typical fish disease.

The world will never know...

My condolences.

neilanh · 05-07-2008, 11:19 PM

Sorry for your loss

MommaFishels · 05-08-2008, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryshark

maybe there is a such thing as fishy aneurysms

Interesting, that's what I was thinking as well. It was very strange.

**roka64** · 05-08-2008, 09:31 AM

Wow, that is a new one. Sorry for your loss.

pat8you · 05-08-2008, 12:17 PM

I freaked out or diamond watchman while cleaning one time and he headed like a rocket right up the top and ran into the tank cover. Maybe something similar happened to yours and he hurt his head. Sorry for your loss.

cmor1701d · 05-08-2008, 12:46 PM

Sorry to hear about your loss. These things do happen and we never know why. It's just part of the hobby.

MommaFishels · 05-08-2008, 07:55 PM

Yeah. I hate losing fish. Thanks for all of the feedback. I also thought he might have darted up and hit the egg crate. I hope this doesn't happen again, he was such a fun little critter.

05-07-2008, 09:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
MommaFishels Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 127	Tragedy Strikes Today I came home from work to find my Orange Diamond Watchman Goby swimming in circles. I noticed that his head was red under his skin (where his brain would be and you could see a vein) so I'm not sure what happened. He could only make right turns. Well hours of him swimming and going in circles, he finally died. Has anyone seen this before? I am very sad as he was one of the first fish I got for my tank! Any help would be appreciated. Oh, I did a test because it freaked me out and my parameters are: 0 ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 8.4 PH Last water change: Sunday (RO/DI water with salt mixed for 24 hours) Water parameters were same as above before the water change. I have a 75 gallon with live rock and changed out 15 gallons. Nothing new has been introduced in the tank.

05-07-2008, 10:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
melosu58 SW 10 yrs and over Community Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 10,792 Images: 70	Hard to really tell but sometimes if they swimming around erattically then there is a swim bladder problem. Like I said it`s really hard to tell but that would be my guess. __________________ View My Tanks Click here to Visit FantasyReef

05-07-2008, 10:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
loyalrogue Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: May 2006 Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA Posts: 231 Images: 3	Wierd. Sounds like he burst a blood vessel in his head causing brain/nerve damage. Could be he got startled and slammed headfirst into your canopy or glass? Definitely appears to be a freak occurrence as opposed to a typical fish disease. The world will never know... My condolences. __________________ "Damsels are the yapping, ankle-biting chihuahuas of the ocean. They have no concept of just how small and annoying they really are."

05-07-2008, 11:19 PM	#5 (permalink)
neilanh AA Junkie Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 2,143 Images: 15	Sorry for your loss __________________ ~Neilan In the DC Metro Area? Check out GWAPA Look, I have a My Info Page! Where's yours? Useful Links: Vote for AA, Nitrogen Cycle, Fishless Cycling, Articles, Acronym List

05-08-2008, 09:31 AM	#7 (permalink)
roka64 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,947 Images: 12	Wow, that is a new one. Sorry for your loss. __________________ Uh-oh, I just overloaded my Bioload! FWIW? LFS? FOWLR? VHO? Dunno what these acronyms mean? Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. (stole this from Lindsay) Visit our Article section for answers on a variety of topics. (stole this from Ziggy953) Vote for Aquarium Advice (snagged this from cmor) --Scott

05-07-2008, 10:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
ryshark Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 176	maybe there is a such thing as fishy aneurysms

05-08-2008, 12:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
pat8you Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 228 Images: 5	I freaked out or diamond watchman while cleaning one time and he headed like a rocket right up the top and ran into the tank cover. Maybe something similar happened to yours and he hurt his head. Sorry for your loss. __________________ 12gal saltwater w/ 17 lbs live rock 48 watts PC 50/50 bulbs (10k/Actinic) 2x ocellaris clowns 1x cleaner shrimp pulsing xenia, duncan polyp, ricordia, lemon tree coral

05-08-2008, 12:46 PM	#9 (permalink)
cmor1701d Aquarium Advice Addict Community Mentor Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Belle Mead, NJ Posts: 2,784 Images: 43	Sorry to hear about your loss. These things do happen and we never know why. It's just part of the hobby. __________________ Click here to Vote for Aquarium Advice on AquaRank . Vote EVERY day! Click Here for a list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations. ____ Cmor

05-08-2008, 07:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
MommaFishels Aquarium Advice Activist Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 127	Yeah. I hate losing fish. Thanks for all of the feedback. I also thought he might have darted up and hit the egg crate. I hope this doesn't happen again, he was such a fun little critter.

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