Very expensive mistake

[lockrookie]

I am posting this with a heavy heart I am so beside myself and wish I had done thinks differently but hindsight is 50/50 right.

So posting this for future ppl to beware. I just received today a very very beautiful batfish enjoyed it within its bag excited to add it to my tank. Acclimate admire for the whole two hours. I released my foxface my yellow tang all is well my trigger popped by to say hello to both. Released the batfish and in less than 10 seconds my trigger had a full belly.

Sigh I should have put it in my 50g but wanted to enjoy it in my main display. The trigger has never ever once gone after any other fish in the tank. Anyways today sucks I didn't see that coming and am now going to tend to my wounds

Cheers

[hillegom]

Sorry to hear that. Was the batfish really small compared to the trigger?

[Aquattro]

Learned that lesson with a goby years ago. Didn't make it 5 seconds.

[TimT]

Sorry to hear that Jeff. It sucks when that happens.

Sometimes fish are hardened criminals and can never be taught that other "fish are friends not food".

[lockrookie]

Yes the batfish was small but I've added chromis in the past no issue. He didn't even batt an eye at the yellow tang or foxface just said hi to both swam over to the bad fish and devoured. After the initial shock and helplessness I felt. It really was kinda impressive

[Bayside Corals]

That sucks big time! That batfish was an impressive eater and that's fairly rare for them.

Were your lights on when you put him in the tank? I always turn the lights off before I even float the bags in the aquarium. It usually helps with aggression towards the new fish.

Colby

[jorjef]

R.I.P little fishy. I saw him in the bag just hours ago.

[lockrookie]

Lights where off colby... And 50% of tank covered to darken it more.. It's my bad I should have added him to my 50. I had a feeling and should have listened to it.. Just feel bad for the poor fish it was so beautiful. And had no chance.

[Bayside Corals]

Yeah sometimes it just happens.

I once saw a frogfish eat a lionfish that was in the same tank. The lion was roughly the same size as the frogfish and thought there is no way they would bother eachother. Within seconds that lion was in the frogfish's mouth and gone forever.......

I like how jorjef likes to rub salt in the freshly open wound

[jorjef]

Originally Posted by Colby Bay

I like how jorjef likes to rub salt in the freshly open wound

Waa cha mean... If you can't laugh at another man's misery what can you laugh at? like I said its in the code book.