dead again

[larrynews]

ok tonight the other kelloggi died a month and a half i had them whats up, they were both female and not together that long could the one have missed the other. i looked it over well and it had no apparent wounds, ick or anything. the strange thing is that the pipe fish is doing great, the other horse i bought Sunday is looking great inverts are good which are very sensitive to water changes are also good, water checks out fine, any thoughts. it wasnt thin but it wasnt eating as much as it has been.....help!!!!

 

[larrynews]

today while still trying to figure what happened, i found a brissle worm of pretty good size, in the area both horse would hang out i,m wondering if the worm didn't get them

 

[teresaq]

that is possible. I have heard of horses tring to snick worms, and dieing. I have also read that people have not been having luck with kelloggi lately.
Sorry for your loss.

 

[lucky?]

larrynews sorry to ask such an off topic Question but I don't think I've ever seen beavercreek oh anywhere when I'm on the Net. ? is I roomed and played college BasketBall with a guy 6'10" or so from Beavercreek, Brent Swain, if you know of him I'd Love to try and get in touch he'd be about 29-30 now graduated highschool in 1997. again sorry to post this but just wondering. Thanks

 

[rykna]

Sorry for your loss. I just recently lost my Kelloggi. You story sounds almost identical to mine, except I don't have worms. Very odd indeed...one day fine...two days latter gone.

The one thing I found off with my water levels was my PH. It was 7.8. My seahorse was showing signs of discomfort and keep twisting as if trying to itch itself. Low PH levels can cause fish to swim as if "drunk". Given seahorses' low stress tolerance, it would only take a day or two for the seahorse to sucom to the water imbalance. I hope we can all put our heads together an figure out why our healthy seahorses are dropping like flies.

 

[mickela]

I lost both of mine in under 2 weeks for no reason they were still under gurantee but not sure I want the broken heart again.Did we maybe all get they from the same place and it was a bad batch.I could find nothing wrong with mine,they swam ate great then durning the night gone.???????????? I hope someone can figure this out

 

[larrynews]

my fish guy gets them from a person who breeds them i think i Michigan...not sure of the name of the place

 

[mickela]

I ordered my online.still confusing they all seem to have they same problem

 

[monalisa]

Originally Posted by larrynews
my fish guy gets them from a person who breeds them i think i Michigan...not sure of the name of the place
Larry, I'm very sorry for your loss...I know it really hits hard. I'm not really versed as far as kelloggi are concerned, but I have read that they are a bit more difficult to keep... not sure why though.
Again, I'm sorry for your loss, especially when you're doing everything recommended and taking your time with them. Is there any way that you can contact the breeder?
Lisa

 

[larrynews]

no to the breeder, i got them from a lfs independently owned, gives me great deals and helps me out all the time. but i did get a kuda i believe it is,from a different place, and it is doing great she seems to eat a lot better than the other 2 so who knows , everything else is doing great. the pipe fish is growing and eats a lot. i have read that kelloggis are harder, but i didnt read that until after the fact. but i am going to stick with it and see how it goes, i had growing pains when i started my reef 5 years ago, and now it is great. thanks for all the help and kind words.