lost my powder blue

[who dey]

not sure what happened??? was feeding time everyone ate very well, I went to taco bell came back and he was breathing heavy and laying upside down between two pieces of LR. No signs of ich or any obviously visable unhealthy condition?? Puzzled :thinking:

He was the best fish ever!!

 

[catawaba]

There's something not right with posting/having a powder blue in the new hobbyist forum...
What are your specific water parameters?

 

[catawaba]

Was he in a 55g? like your profile indicates?

 

[who dey]

it was posted here for more exposure to site members. anyway, my params are always perfect amm 0 trates 0 trites 0 ph 80-82 Phosphate 0 Calc 400 sg 1.025 he was a little over 2 years old

 

[who dey]

Originally Posted by Catawaba
Was he in a 55g? like your profile indicates?
was waiting for that. People have had tangs in 55gs for over 5 years. as i stated earlier no signs of stress so i'm not going to blame the tank size

 

[who dey]

i think it was bang guy who had a powder in a 55 for 8 years :notsure: i had less than average amts of LR to increase swimming room for him

 

[bill109]

Originally Posted by WHO DEY
i think it was bang guy who had a powder in a 55 for 8 years :notsure: i had less than average amts of LR to increase swimming room for him
so you had him for 2 years stress free, then all of a sudden.. wierd.
powders are one of the rather harder tangs as well?

 

[michaeltx]

on that one where he was fine and just a short time later started looking bad and dieing i would check for stray voltage in the tank thats awful fast for anything else I can think of anyway.
mike

 

[el bob]

sorry for ur loss

 

[who dey]

Originally Posted by MichaelTX
on that one where he was fine and just a short time later started looking bad and dieing i would check for stray voltage in the tank thats awful fast for anything else I can think of anyway.
mike
this may sound somewhat retarded (ive been drinking) My condo does have a tendancy during the cold weather months to shock me on some surfaces (even my girlfriends lips LOL) I live in a highrise overlooking the ohio river and for some reason conducts electricity more than most places. In all the years i've had my tank the water has never shocked me when ive placed my hands in there for feeding or cleaning purposes. It just dawned on me the other day i did get a shock( like you would get from a fleece dryed with out fabric softner) when i put my hand in to give food :thinking: could that indidcate stray voltage????? again, i've never been shocked until the day he died????????? :thinking: :thinking: :thinking: :thinking:

 

[andy51632]

That is static electricity. It tends to be worse in the winter months. I don't think it could kill your fish.
Sometimes heaters or water pumps can malfunction and release actual voltage into your water. All you need to buy is a grounding probe(20.00) and go to home depot and get GFCI(25.00), looks like a small extension cord that you plug into the wall. This will not only protect your fish from stray voltage but could also save your life.
A heater someday will wear out and need replaced it is a fact. If it sends high voltage into your tank it will kill your fish. Then you will notice your fish are dead and get a net and probally touch the water. Then you could be dead. You can have piece of mind that this will not happen if you buy the two products I have mentioned earlier.

 

[grips]

Could he have possibly gotten a piece of food lodged in his thoat and choked to death? I have heard of this happening before, but you can usually see the food hanging out of the mouth.
It's just really unusual for a fish die as sudden as yours did. I'm sorry for your loss.
On a side note, if you'd like to stop getting shocked all of the time in your condo, then buy a humidifier. If you have a more humid environment, then you have less static electricity and it will also lower the evaporation rate of your aquarium.
HTH