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| Bryozoan | Ode to my lost 8 inch Oscar Cichlid Oh I am so stupid for not having a lid, For my grief is so heavy to bear, ![]() My dear friend, and pal, and beloved fish gal, Jumped out of the tank from a scare. The Large Cichlid was found this morning 10-22-07 on the carpet, when I woke up. Please send condolences and advice to calm my state of mourning. ![]() ![]()
__________________ Set up: 65 gal mixed-100 lb.tonga & figi.Fluval canister filter 304, 2X65 watt PC by sunpaq, 420&460NM Dual actinic, 6,700&10,000K Dual daylight, 3 power heads, 3" sand bed, prizm skimmer hang-on. Fish: Scopis tang 5", 3 pajama cardinals, 2 clarki anemone, manderin, flame dart, green chromis, Inverts: 1 cleaner shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, 4 feather dusters, 2 serpent stars. Corals: pulsating xenia, 3 leather mushrooms, chili cactus, colt, kenya tree, finger, coralmorphins, yellow buttons polyp zooanthids, Christmas tree coral, yellow & red gorgonians, tongue plate, orange cup Second tank: 55 gal FOWLR: for agressive fish: 8" speckled fin grouper, 6" dwarf fuzzy lionfish, choc. chip starfish, hermits, pencil urchin. _____________________________________________ The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace. (Num. 6:24-26) |
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| Bryozoan | Thanks for your notes of comfort... Actually the Oscar was my 11 year old son's pet, and he had to leave for school, crying in grief... It was really sad.We previously had 2 gals and a guy, and so DO have two more large oscar cichlids, and these two have been "jaw locking" for some time... (by the way, we have put a lid on the tank since yesterday's tradgedy.) I would really like to see them lay eggs... Does anyone have advice or experience in what I have to do to make that possible? Babies would help carry on the "spirit" of the one who jumped the garden gate, and would help ease the loss. ![]()
__________________ Set up: 65 gal mixed-100 lb.tonga & figi.Fluval canister filter 304, 2X65 watt PC by sunpaq, 420&460NM Dual actinic, 6,700&10,000K Dual daylight, 3 power heads, 3" sand bed, prizm skimmer hang-on. Fish: Scopis tang 5", 3 pajama cardinals, 2 clarki anemone, manderin, flame dart, green chromis, Inverts: 1 cleaner shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, 4 feather dusters, 2 serpent stars. Corals: pulsating xenia, 3 leather mushrooms, chili cactus, colt, kenya tree, finger, coralmorphins, yellow buttons polyp zooanthids, Christmas tree coral, yellow & red gorgonians, tongue plate, orange cup Second tank: 55 gal FOWLR: for agressive fish: 8" speckled fin grouper, 6" dwarf fuzzy lionfish, choc. chip starfish, hermits, pencil urchin. _____________________________________________ The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace. (Num. 6:24-26) |
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| The CodFather ~ ![]() | Re: Ode To My Oscar ![]()
__________________ Knowledge speaks, but Wisdom listens ~ Jimi Hendrix _____________________________________________ 210gal. Elos crystal 160XL, 125gal. sump, 85gal. frag tank, Bubble King 300 skimmer, Deltec FR509, FR616 and Km500 reactors, MTC procal, 2X Red Dragon returns, 2X Vortech, 2XTunze, Elos BiotopusII sms controller. Sooner or later the crazy just comes out ![]() |
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| Brunt of all Jokes~ | Re: Ode To My Oscar Sorry Chum, good luck with the breeding. Steve
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| Sunshine Reefer | Re: Ode To My Oscar So Sorry!!
__________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. ![]() Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. |
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| Yoda Poohbah~ ![]() | Re: Ode To My Oscar i feel for you, its hard to watch one of our childen diswraught. just remember all the good times, not the one bad time. soft light and Barry White playing in the background will churn the romantic feeling~
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| Bryozoan | Re: Ode To My Oscar Good luck with breeding them. They can be rather rough with each other...it might look like they are fighting. My pair would lay eggs hours after a water change. Had to get rid of mine as they were really hard on the tank when they were mating, although they were in a 135g they were to big (14" and 12") and kept splitting the tank. Make sure you have a flat piece of slate or something flat that she can lay the eggs on, and once she has they are very protective of that area. Mine never managed to get farther then the hatching stage...mom would eat them. Good luck and let us know how it goes. |
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| Bryozoan | Thanks for all the good ideas and support!!! ![]()
__________________ Set up: 65 gal mixed-100 lb.tonga & figi.Fluval canister filter 304, 2X65 watt PC by sunpaq, 420&460NM Dual actinic, 6,700&10,000K Dual daylight, 3 power heads, 3" sand bed, prizm skimmer hang-on. Fish: Scopis tang 5", 3 pajama cardinals, 2 clarki anemone, manderin, flame dart, green chromis, Inverts: 1 cleaner shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, 4 feather dusters, 2 serpent stars. Corals: pulsating xenia, 3 leather mushrooms, chili cactus, colt, kenya tree, finger, coralmorphins, yellow buttons polyp zooanthids, Christmas tree coral, yellow & red gorgonians, tongue plate, orange cup Second tank: 55 gal FOWLR: for agressive fish: 8" speckled fin grouper, 6" dwarf fuzzy lionfish, choc. chip starfish, hermits, pencil urchin. _____________________________________________ The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace. (Num. 6:24-26) |
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| Reef Lobster | Re: Ode To My Oscar Sorry bout the cichlid... You will need at least 100 gallons to bread. Good water quality and higher temps is important too. Plus anther larger tank to hand raise the eggs.
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| The Wand Geek was here. ;) ![]() | Re: Ode To My Oscar What a tough thing to go through for a young child (or even an adult) ![]() So sorry for your loss.
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| Bryozoan | Re: Ode To My Oscar pemfish, I might help supply my son with a larger tank and equipment, if he wants to do a breeding project for a school science project .... Our other two Oscars are 9 inches and 10 inches, with alot of character, so my son is getting over his loss, with the other two to entertain him. He has read your condolences and was touched. He wanted to join the forum and give everyone a big dose of KARMA, but I told him he has to wait until he is 13 y/o... (forum policy) ... He also has a species tank of a red belly pirrhana 5 inches, and another species tank with a wolf fish 12 inches long. And a 55 gal salt FOWLR with a spotted grouper, dwarf fuzzy, choc. chip star, and pencil urchin... I think he's "hooked" on the hobby... so will not be too discouraged from the loss. He says if another one jumps out though, he wants to mount it and keep it for a lasting memory... It sounded crazy at first... but I have 4 kids and I do lots of crazy things...Has anyone ever mounted a fish that died of natural causes? Thanks again for your comments, chum
__________________ Set up: 65 gal mixed-100 lb.tonga & figi.Fluval canister filter 304, 2X65 watt PC by sunpaq, 420&460NM Dual actinic, 6,700&10,000K Dual daylight, 3 power heads, 3" sand bed, prizm skimmer hang-on. Fish: Scopis tang 5", 3 pajama cardinals, 2 clarki anemone, manderin, flame dart, green chromis, Inverts: 1 cleaner shrimp, 2 peppermint shrimp, 4 feather dusters, 2 serpent stars. Corals: pulsating xenia, 3 leather mushrooms, chili cactus, colt, kenya tree, finger, coralmorphins, yellow buttons polyp zooanthids, Christmas tree coral, yellow & red gorgonians, tongue plate, orange cup Second tank: 55 gal FOWLR: for agressive fish: 8" speckled fin grouper, 6" dwarf fuzzy lionfish, choc. chip starfish, hermits, pencil urchin. _____________________________________________ The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace. (Num. 6:24-26) |
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