RTG Died Yesterday

[carcrazy]

I found my 12" RTG floating head down in the tank yesterday, dead. I could find no marks on her at all. Maybe she got spooked, hit her head and knocked herself out and drowned. This really sucks, she was my first aro and I will miss her. It's not just the money (losing a $1000 fish), I had grown quite attached to her. It will be a while before I buy another aro, hopefully my dynamic red and green aro do not meet the same fate.

 

[EEYY]

Sad to hear that.

 

[Red Samurai]

Sorry to hear about your loss!!

 

[homebrewed]

Sorry to hear about that, Albert

 

[Cirrus]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[James Sananikone]

So sad ... I know how you feel, I lost my first green aro few year ago...

 

[Eddio]

Dang, that sucks. Sorry to hear that.

What do you use for your canopy? Just a glass lid?

 

[carcrazy]

Yes, just glass lids on top of a painted metal frame (plywood tank with angle iron frame and 2 2" metal slats across the top). One of my peacock bass looked quite stressed the next day and had a bite out of his back fin. I now think that the aro may have nipped the more powerful pbass and took a hit. I think that I will not put another aro in the tank with these pbass, they are much too powerful (especially when they get full grown at 2').

And thanks everyone for your comments.

 

[mbkato]

sorry to hear

sorry to hear your rtg passed away i have share some pain in my life regarding some aros especially $1000 fish.

mike

 

[Eddio]

:O Those must be some monster pbass you got!

 

[JURASSICA]

Sorry to hear that.....

 

[glockner99]

Sorry Albert....I've been there also....

 

[frozen-fire]

sorry for your loss!

 

[iamfrontosa]

sorry for your lost.