ArtesiaWells
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I recently lost a 60 gallon goldfish tank to a horrendous bacterial infection of some kind (please see the unhealthy fish section of the forum for my various threads as a background on the situation), which spread very quickly and killed two of my beloved fancytails -- a gorgeous, veiltailed Red Cap Oranda and a Chocolate/Gold Fantail -- back to back. The problems began when we introduced a new young, small Red Cap Oranda to the tank and he subsequently attacked the two other established goldies, opening bad wounds on their anal cavities thus allowing a bacterial infection from improperly cared for water conditions to enter. Also in this 60 gallon was a young, small Black Moor who has unbelievably survived the infection, and who we have moved into a 2-gallon "Marina Cool 7" kid's startup goldfish tank with fresh, breathable water to get her out of the infected tank and water just until we figure out what we are going to do. The aggressive Red Cap has also been moved to a 10 gallon, which has been cycled, and he now has two tankmates with him as well.
Now that the main tank has crashed, we are picking up the pieces and cleaning it out little by little, because it's a disgusting mess due to the water conditions, and I wanted to know if there is anyone else who can relate to this and if you can share some of your feelings and insight...
Has anyone else lost a tank to a breakout of some kind, and lost beloved fish you became really attached to? If so, did you start over...and what were your steps? Did you keep the same kinds of fish again?
Please tell me I'm not alone in all this!
Now that the main tank has crashed, we are picking up the pieces and cleaning it out little by little, because it's a disgusting mess due to the water conditions, and I wanted to know if there is anyone else who can relate to this and if you can share some of your feelings and insight...
Has anyone else lost a tank to a breakout of some kind, and lost beloved fish you became really attached to? If so, did you start over...and what were your steps? Did you keep the same kinds of fish again?
Please tell me I'm not alone in all this!