R.I.P. to my oldest fish

eli@fijireefrock.com · #1 09-15-2014, 04:43 AM

Sad day as I am feeding my fish and cannot see my regal tang...after spending some time looking through the entire tank ...there he was on the bottom under the 3 foot shelf rock lays cold no movement

After having him roughly 7 years ago from a friend and gone through different changes and a tank move with a carpet surfing for enough time to render him bloody and dried up...the toughest fish I ever had...well R.I.P.

Maybe old age as no other fish show any stress signs...swimming and eating well...

Simons · #2 09-15-2014, 05:04 AM

****ty, not sure how good I will feel when one my oldest fish dies, I have some clown loaches that are over a decade now.

lpsreefer · #3 09-15-2014, 05:26 AM

That sucks buddy!

Ulmo · #4 09-15-2014, 05:38 AM

RIP fish

burtonboi · #5 09-15-2014, 12:53 PM

Deepest condolences.

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mike31154 · #6 09-15-2014, 03:01 PM

Unfortunate. I still have my oldest, a Maroon clown, but have lost several fish that I had almost since I started the tank up in early 2007. Also lost a few that were added later, but it seems you do get more attached to your first or oldest critters. Amazing how tough & fragile they can be at the same time, survive carpet surfing & then simply expire without apparent reason. Lost a Yellow tang a while back & no idea what happened, just found him on the bottom one morning, some of the cleanup crew had already started doing their thing.

Time to go shopping? I replaced the Yellow & the new addition is doing great.

KPG007 · #7 09-15-2014, 07:21 PM

I feel your pain. I recently lost my Leopard wrasse I've had over 6 years. I watched it transition from a female into a male. That was a sad day.

eli@fijireefrock.com · #8 09-16-2014, 02:51 AM

Thanks guys for the kind words...it is the hardest when I stare at my tank and usually the 1st fish in my face would be my buddy regal.
The way I see it is he didn't show any signs and hoping no suffering.

wayner · #9 09-16-2014, 03:05 AM

If you would like another Hippo let me know - he's medium size and for you no charge😄 - ok -maybe a cup or 2 of carbon

eli@fijireefrock.com · #10 09-16-2014, 03:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wayner

If you would like another Hippo let me know - he's medium size and for you no charge😄 - ok -maybe a cup or 2 of carbon

Really...your not just pulling my leg as I am very vulnerable now Wayne as my tank feels empty.
I will even give you 4 cups of carbon.