Hey Oz Dude

"Squeek" wrote in message
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ITs good to hear that no more fish have passed on......
losing fish is a part of tha aquarists nightmare....but you pick yourself
up, dust yourself off, and keep going....

I was devistated when i lost my prize pair of breeding ranchus.....they
were only 4....after an autopsy and many tests later....found out that
they were deeply stressed....but by what? i dont know....

lifes a mystery


Thanks for the words.

I went and saw my Lama tonight and had a realisation (insight) while he was
talking about death (of all subjects) that what happened is perfectly
natural and isn't necessarily anyone's "fault". I am quite relaxed and
comfortable about what has happened. If anything it's a lesson or two for me
about the many aspects of the aquarium hobby. A learning experience in
general about tank health.

The main things I've realised are that the advice on the Internet and in
books on fish selection, quarantine, equipment selection, water quality and
parameters, biotoping and maintenance are all accurate and are good sound
advice.

It doesn't either bother me about the monetary cost of the loss actually
because ultimately I have gained a mountain of experiential learning from
this whole thing. I still am not too sure whether it was bacterial or
parasitic but at least given the meds the remaining inhabitants of my tank
have had, I know if something kills any more of them in the near future
it'll either be me or a parasite

Oz

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