Fishalicious
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I feel absolutely HORRIBLE!!!
Yesterday I went out and bought 8 more Danio's for my 55 gallon.
A mixed bag of Zebras, long finned Zebras, Leopards and long finned Leopards.
Well when I got home, I put the Danios into the 55 gallon after the normal routine of adjusting my fish to my water temp/parameters. (My QT isn't quite setup yet)
Several hours later, I was inspecting my fish and to my dismay I noticed that one of them had signs of Neon Tetra Disease or TB. I disregarded it thinking maybe it isnt and maybe his spine is normally curved like that (it wasnt that bad). Today, when I arrived from work around 10:30PM I noticed that the condition had worsened and he was having much trouble trying to swim and his fins were clamped. All of the other fish were doing the norm (Swimming, Chasing, Grazing). I did some research to confirm my accusations and figured that the only way to prevent this disease from spreading (if it hasn't already) was to euthanize this poor fellow immediately. So I got the cup, the water and the clove oil ready and added a few drops to about 8oz of tank water. I netted him in one try and took him out. I looked at my tank and the other fish were still doing the norm. I proceeded to drop him in. The SECOND (and I mean the SECOND) that the fish went into the cup, I noticed that the other 11 Danios stormed across the tank and hid immediately. They looked sooo frightened! They were all looking for good hiding places and all hid pretty darn well (except for two of them, they hid right in the plants in the front) and they looked scared to death. One of them stayed completely still like he was playing dead. They were never scared of me and now they are..
Has anyone ever witnessed anything like this?
They couldnt even see the cup or anything! I did it above the fish tank on the hood.
This seriously spooked me out for some reason and left chills down my spine. I know it sounds crazy but I feel ashamed for what I did even though I was protecting them from spreading the disease. They look at me now like I'm some type of monster.
Maybe I am..
-Dan
I feel absolutely HORRIBLE!!!
Yesterday I went out and bought 8 more Danio's for my 55 gallon.
A mixed bag of Zebras, long finned Zebras, Leopards and long finned Leopards.
Well when I got home, I put the Danios into the 55 gallon after the normal routine of adjusting my fish to my water temp/parameters. (My QT isn't quite setup yet)
Several hours later, I was inspecting my fish and to my dismay I noticed that one of them had signs of Neon Tetra Disease or TB. I disregarded it thinking maybe it isnt and maybe his spine is normally curved like that (it wasnt that bad). Today, when I arrived from work around 10:30PM I noticed that the condition had worsened and he was having much trouble trying to swim and his fins were clamped. All of the other fish were doing the norm (Swimming, Chasing, Grazing). I did some research to confirm my accusations and figured that the only way to prevent this disease from spreading (if it hasn't already) was to euthanize this poor fellow immediately. So I got the cup, the water and the clove oil ready and added a few drops to about 8oz of tank water. I netted him in one try and took him out. I looked at my tank and the other fish were still doing the norm. I proceeded to drop him in. The SECOND (and I mean the SECOND) that the fish went into the cup, I noticed that the other 11 Danios stormed across the tank and hid immediately. They looked sooo frightened! They were all looking for good hiding places and all hid pretty darn well (except for two of them, they hid right in the plants in the front) and they looked scared to death. One of them stayed completely still like he was playing dead. They were never scared of me and now they are..
Has anyone ever witnessed anything like this?
They couldnt even see the cup or anything! I did it above the fish tank on the hood.
This seriously spooked me out for some reason and left chills down my spine. I know it sounds crazy but I feel ashamed for what I did even though I was protecting them from spreading the disease. They look at me now like I'm some type of monster.
Maybe I am..
-Dan