Loss of my first goldfish

[Adam Lion]

My first goldfish died this morning (suspected bullying from his
tankmates). While i plan to eventually get a successor (who shall be
known as Dante II) I'd kinda like something fixed as a memorial.

So what are the rules for tank ornaments? I cant really engrave a stone
myself or anything, and im guessing permanent marker is out of the
question, but I'd like to do something to remember him by. He was the
first fish I got, and my girlfriend and I picked him out at the shop. He
survived initialy bad water, attacks from a paradise fish named Outis,
moving flats, moving tanks but eventually it seems to have caught up
with him. The things I learnt keeping him are being put to good use with
my other fish, and he was a lovely fish who got me into keeping fish to
begin with.

Any suggestions for what I can do?

sincerely
Adam

p.s. I really am serious about wanting to do soemthing for my fish and
would appreciate any suggestions anyone cares to make.

[Gail Futoran]

"Adam Lion" > wrote in message
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> My first goldfish died this morning (suspected bullying from his
> tankmates). While i plan to eventually get a successor (who shall be known
> as Dante II) I'd kinda like something fixed as a memorial.
>
> So what are the rules for tank ornaments? I cant really engrave a stone
> myself or anything, and im guessing permanent marker is out of the
> question, but I'd like to do something to remember him by. He was the
> first fish I got, and my girlfriend and I picked him out at the shop. He
> survived initialy bad water, attacks from a paradise fish named Outis,
> moving flats, moving tanks but eventually it seems to have caught up with
> him. The things I learnt keeping him are being put to good use with my
> other fish, and he was a lovely fish who got me into keeping fish to begin
> with.
>
> Any suggestions for what I can do?
>
> sincerely
> Adam
>
> p.s. I really am serious about wanting to do soemthing for my fish and
> would appreciate any suggestions anyone cares to make.

I'm sorry for your loss. Why not go to various pet
stores (different stores might have different kinds of
ornaments) and find a nice ornament that you really
like and put that in the tank as a memorial? If you
designate it as a memorial, thereafter it will remind
you of your fish.

Gail

[Daniel Morrow]

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"Adam Lion" > wrote in message
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> My first goldfish died this morning (suspected bullying from his
> tankmates). While i plan to eventually get a successor (who shall
be
> known as Dante II) I'd kinda like something fixed as a memorial.
>
> So what are the rules for tank ornaments? I cant really engrave a
stone
> myself or anything, and im guessing permanent marker is out of the

> question, but I'd like to do something to remember him by. He was
the
> first fish I got, and my girlfriend and I picked him out at the
shop. He
> survived initialy bad water, attacks from a paradise fish named
Outis,
> moving flats, moving tanks but eventually it seems to have caught
up
> with him. The things I learnt keeping him are being put to good use
with
> my other fish, and he was a lovely fish who got me into keeping
fish to
> begin with.
>
> Any suggestions for what I can do?
>
> sincerely
> Adam
>
> p.s. I really am serious about wanting to do soemthing for my fish
and
> would appreciate any suggestions anyone cares to make.

You might try colored epoxy on a slate rock - sort of like a
gravestone. You should be able to write his name (dante) on the slate
with the colored epoxy and it should be safe for all of the other
fish. I still have fond memories of my first fish that was my own
back in grade school days (a betta) but my first fish might have been
before that (actually my mom's) which where angle fish. Good luck and
later!

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[humBill]

"Daniel Morrow" > wrote in message
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> "Adam Lion" > wrote in message
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>> My first goldfish died this morning (suspected bullying from his
>> tankmates). While i plan to eventually get a successor (who shall
> be
>> known as Dante II) I'd kinda like something fixed as a memorial.
>>
>> So what are the rules for tank ornaments? I cant really engrave a
> stone
>> myself or anything, and im guessing permanent marker is out of the
>
>> question, but I'd like to do something to remember him by. He was
> the
>> first fish I got, and my girlfriend and I picked him out at the
> shop. He
>> survived initialy bad water, attacks from a paradise fish named
> Outis,
>> moving flats, moving tanks but eventually it seems to have caught
> up
>> with him. The things I learnt keeping him are being put to good use
> with
>> my other fish, and he was a lovely fish who got me into keeping
> fish to
>> begin with.
>>
>> Any suggestions for what I can do?
>>
>> sincerely
>> Adam
>>
>> p.s. I really am serious about wanting to do soemthing for my fish
> and
>> would appreciate any suggestions anyone cares to make.
>
> You might try colored epoxy on a slate rock - sort of like a
> gravestone. You should be able to write his name (dante) on the slate
> with the colored epoxy and it should be safe for all of the other
> fish. I still have fond memories of my first fish that was my own
> back in grade school days (a betta) but my first fish might have been
> before that (actually my mom's) which where angle fish. Good luck and
> later!
>
I am so sorry for your loss. It's amazing how attached you can become to
the little buggers. I was heavy chested for weeks after I lost my first
'favorite'. I would personally add just about any nice 'ornament' which
will briten the tank and remind you of beloved pet. Fortunately, it is not
very large but I have a small cemetary in my yard, for those that have
passed. Sadly I will be adding two more today - my favorites- two blood
parrots.

I became complacent in thinking I was a good fish keeper. Using a new
bottle of dechlorinator I did a water change on about half my tanks. It was
not untill a few days later that I discovered the new bottle was bad and my
filter was just about dead. So I then put the lethargic fishies in a
hospital tank. I did not check pH since my tanks always seem to be a stable
7.6. It was not untill after they passed that I thought to check the new
water and found it was 8.4. This obviously exacerbated the situation. I
mention this in hopes that my stupidity might help someone keep their pets
healthy.

Bill

[Adam Lion]

Adam Lion wrote:
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thanks for the suggestions. as my student loan came in im setting up a
new tank, getting a set of very nice roman column ornaments (they come
in small medium and large, i intend to get one of each) and basing a
tank around them.

The fish blamed for the death of Dante was a larger comet named Caesar.
He shall get 2 new tankmates, Brutus and Cassius, and they can live
happily in their underwater roman paradise :)

[humBill]

btw - if the larger comet really is the problem, it may be a future
solution. Individual fish can definitely have different temperaments. If
one is picking on everyone else you might just have to removed it. Whether
it is the same species or not this can also be the case. I put two black
moors in with my orandas and almost immediately they were bullying them. I
moved them in with some faster fish and they were well behaved. Depending
on it's size, the comet may have just 'outgrown' your tank, and is aggresive
to give you the hint.
Bill

"Adam Lion" > wrote in message
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> Adam Lion wrote:
> stuff
>
>
> thanks for the suggestions. as my student loan came in im setting up a new
> tank, getting a set of very nice roman column ornaments (they come in
> small medium and large, i intend to get one of each) and basing a tank
> around them.
>
> The fish blamed for the death of Dante was a larger comet named Caesar. He
> shall get 2 new tankmates, Brutus and Cassius, and they can live happily
> in their underwater roman paradise :)

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As with all others, sorry to hear about your lost pet.
Just had a suggestion for your memorial. I found memorial stones for pets
on Ebay that are laser etched into marble. If you contact the people who
makes these, I'm sure they could work up something small for you, and on
a material that would be healthy for your tank. I was going to get into
making these myself, till I found out the equipment cost many thousands
of dollars. Hope this helps a bit. Once again, sorry for your recent
loss.

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[Koi-lo]

> wrote in message
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> As with all others, sorry to hear about your lost pet.
> Just had a suggestion for your memorial. I found memorial stones for
> pets
> on Ebay that are laser etched into marble. If you contact the people who
> makes these, I'm sure they could work up something small for you, and on
> a material that would be healthy for your tank. I was going to get into
> making these myself, till I found out the equipment cost many thousands
> of dollars. Hope this helps a bit. Once again, sorry for your recent
> loss.
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Have you looked into Dremel (sp ?) tools? They're like drills with a
variety of etching bits. Unless the stone was exceptionally hard they
should do the job for less than $150.00.
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