Fish Suicide Rate

[ryanlee]

So, how many of your fish killed themselves (accidentally or intentionally). My flame angel killed itself swimming up to the surface really fast to grab some food but instead flew out of the water and smashed its face on my light fixture, fell back into the water and sank to the bottom. It was breathing really slow and was twitching around now and then before it died. It was pretty crazy.

 

[alyssia]

I have had a chromis, sixline, and an O. clown commit suicide by jumping.

 

[fedukeford]

I had a coral beauty jump out of my 55 while i was on vacation, also a false perc jumped out.
Feduke

 

[perk3211]

Let's see. Had a coral beauty stick itself to a powerhead. A sixline jumped into the overflow box and so did a neon goby,yellow watchman goby, and a purple dottyback. A yellow coris leaped out of our tank. Recently my mystery wrasse was crushed in the overflow box. So i bought another mystery wrasse, and tonight, it too got crushed in the overflow box. All because of some stinking little space they can get through.

 

[becky913]

My hawk fish and chromis committed suicide.

 

[sepulatian]

I am so sorry for all of you fish. Fish don't intentionaly commit suicide though. Have you all corrected the situation of open holes, hungry fish, ect?

 

[adroitmind]

My Snowflake Eel decided the pressure of tank life was too much, and slithered out of a hole he found in my top.

 

[fish3]

my three stripe junp out

 

[autofreak44]

my lid stayed on the tank! haha well thats the nice part about a nano is they have built in lids. i dont know what i gonna do for my 20

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by autofreak44
my lid stayed on the tank! haha well thats the nice part about a nano is they have built in lids. i dont know what i gonna do for my 20

eggcrate

 

[wangotango]

both of my percs jumped.
-Justin

 

[barchtruong]

my Diamond Watchman jumped out of the tank from just a lil tidy crack btw then skimmer and the 6"hi wood frame around the tank. That is just a serious suiside there.

 

[julie853]

My blue and pink goby jumped while I was dripping acclimating new arrivals.

 

[reefreak29]

i had a yellow tang that used to bully a long spine urchin ,well one day me and my wife were watching tv and i saw the yellow tang out of the corner of my eye swim up and hit the canopy then landed in the sand face down.well the urchin finally got him

 

[torno]

I hear the rate has tripled within the last four years. =[
My snowflake eel attempted, but what given therapy and is starting to slowly rebuild his life.

 

[good alex]

before i found this webside i used a damsel for cycling and when i was done i put in a cownfish and one day the damsel got spooked or something but he jumped out while my lid was open (was feeding) and my dog ate him
in a way he got what he deserved but i think it was a little harsh

 

[scsinet]

Originally Posted by Good Alex
before i found this webside i used a damsel for cycling and when i was done i put in a cownfish and one day the damsel got spooked or something but he jumped out while my lid was open (was feeding) and my dog ate him
in a way he got what he deserved but i think it was a little harsh
This happened to me too!
I was working in my tank with the canopy wide open. The dog was sitting next to the chair I was standing on watching everything going on. My Percula Clown jumps out of the tank, goes flying through the air. The dog sees it, decides it's lunch, and grabs it right out of mid flight, swallows it down before I can get down.
Gee Sarah... I hope you like your $20 lunch.

 

[good alex]

same here and now she loves the tank, shes like a cat and is always looking at the fish and she licks the glass when a fish come close, kracks me up!!

 

[b0bby1]

nothing in my tank has ever died, including corals and fish. but one day i picked up a CBS and it killed my peppermint within the first couple of minutes. but that was good cus the pepper was eatin all my mushrooms. so i traded the CBS and got a cleaner and soon a blood.