abyss Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 I'm sure we are all guilty of some nasty thing we have done to our poor fish? Temp too high, lazy water changes and the dreaded flushing. Whats some of the worst things you've done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__CAV__ Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 swum my fishing lures through the big tank so i can see how they swim. other than that... i used to get a bit lazy sometimes with water changes, thats changed now, the missus does them while im away so they are done at least once a week and i do them on my week off.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daharkazangel Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 My first tank had electric yellows, a red tail shark, guppies, mollies, bristlnose and a clown loach. Wait for it......in a 20litre tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyss Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 My first tank had electric yellows, a red tail shark, guppies, mollies, bristlnose and a clown loach. Wait for it......in a 20litre tank I'm sure the sharks fed well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scuba Steve Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 my only mistake so far was doing a half water change and got lazy and filled with water straight from the tap during the middle of winter 3 fish were upside down in 10 minutes. somehow two of them survived but one got flushed. wont do that again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mq_camo Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Forgot the hose was filling the tank, it over flowed and tripped the power out for a while, and on New Year's Eve with a few drinks under the belt to make it even better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbeer Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 My first tank, 2 footer. Had 4 festivum, 2 blue acara, 4 gold severum, 4 or 6 barbs, and a pair of kribs, that bred and raised fry up to 2 cm size..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citypainter Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Not me but my Mrs. One day I came home from work and she was chasing a Pike cichlid around the tank with a wooden spoon. When I questioned her she said it was a bully and deserved some of his own medicine. She is not allowed near the tanks now, Only to watch and feed them. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raycam01_au Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 Not me but my Mrs.One day I came home from work and she was chasing a Pike cichlid around the tank with a wooden spoon. When I questioned her she said it was a bully and deserved some of his own medicine. She is not allowed near the tanks now, Only to watch and feed them. LOL that made me snort ma freaking coffeeeee outta ma nose gold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyss Posted October 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 it sounds like the partners are more dangerous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaaddict Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 ....and the wooden spoon award goes to......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shon982 Posted October 24, 2012 Report Share Posted October 24, 2012 was playing around in the fish room with the fry savers, got asked to fill up fuel in the lawn mower.... didn't wash my hands afterwards. WORST MISTAKE EVER nearly cried this morning when I lost 5 X. Ornatipinnis fry, 1 X. Ochrogenys ndole, 10 P. Nigripinnis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmaster Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Forgot the hose was filling the tank, it over flowed and tripped the power out for a while, and on New Year's Eve with a few drinks under the belt to make it even better I can relate. I used to have a big tank in my old place sitting on a carpeted floor and I overflowed that sucker sooooooo many times! (at least every other month:mad:) We we're the carpet cleaner's best customers in those days My other half used to get SOOOOOO mad!! Now don't have to worry tho. Got good ol timber floors. Been here 5 yrs now & funnily enough, I don't think I've overflowed this one yet!... Damn Murphy!:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syndicate Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Probably when that fish that won't get in the net and you give up trying to catch it and start trying to kill it hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan486 Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 had just finished building my 300ltr 4fter. Took it outside to give a good hose out. Went inside to answer phone - half hour later in middle of day came back outside to a lot of cracked and very hot glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webmaster Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Not me but my Mrs.One day I came home from work and she was chasing a Pike cichlid around the tank with a wooden spoon. When I questioned her she said it was a bully and deserved some of his own medicine. She is not allowed near the tanks now, Only to watch and feed them. LOL This made me laugh! Perhaps a 'time out' would have been a more appropriate method of discipline It works on my kids but not nearly as funny as what you came home to. :p:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Wondered why the siphon stopped on the gravel vac. Jiggled it around, trying to get it going. Finally pulled it out, and out fell a algae eater with its eyeball half pulled out. He's all back to normal now, but I was in tears at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexter Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Sucked guts out of my Daughters goldfish while syphoning it. Turn yhe filter off to Ram tank so I could clean it.....never turn it back on. 3days later...sleeping fishes. Forgot turn heater off when clean one of my tanks, refilled it...CRACK! BUT MY WORST MISTAKE....keeping a 18cm Leichardti in a 4foot until in was "Big Enough" to go downstairs into the 8foot. Tried catch him out BANG on end of the tank BAANG The other end...BANG! The other end......motionless breathing heavy. Took him out poor bugger injured its back...Forevet "Kinky" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitmini Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Cleaning out the internal filter and nearly washed the baby peps stuck in It down the drain. Scooped them up and threw them into a cup with tap water as that was all in the vicinity , put them into a fry saver and somehow they survived Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickkyjr Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 was playing around in the fish room with the fry savers, got asked to fill up fuel in the lawn mower....didn't wash my hands afterwards. WORST MISTAKE EVER nearly cried this morning when I lost 5 X. Ornatipinnis fry, 1 X. Ochrogenys ndole, 10 P. Nigripinnis You are not having any luck are you. This is my worst nightmare. I hate touching my tank during the week, my hands are allways covered in jet fuel, hydraulic oil, engine oil or some other nasty **** lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozmo Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Iv'e had an overflow issue/incident which resulted in no harm to the fish but ... I was performing WCs on several tanks at once and basically going from my fish room to the dining room to the foyer. After several trips back and forth, I totally forgot about the foyer tank and it subsequently overflowed. Once I realised that I'd forgotten this I ran into the foyer (bamboo floored) which was by now flooded and extremely slippery. The next thing I'm waking up with water lapping around and into my left ear, a fractured left shoulder, torn ligaments and severe bruising. My kids still tease me about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pet_City Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 My first seahorse tank - 10 gallon standard, undergravel filter air filter, plastic plants and "salt" (who knows what it was) mixed with water and "water ager". It even had light blue gravel. Thought a few months was a standard lifespan! Oh the 80's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster94 Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Giving up on my growing electric yellow colony that are sitting in a tank with barely any rocks and half the water in the tank, because im in year 12 and TAFE and school are piled upon my to do list. If anyone is interested on helping me get rid of them that would be good, one full grown pair and the rest are growing up from 4 to 7cm, and 15 fry at 2cm. Also got a holplo breeding pair. Send me an offer to negotiate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster94 Posted October 25, 2012 Report Share Posted October 25, 2012 Giving up on my growing electric yellow colony that are sitting in a tank with barely any rocks and half the water in the tank, because im in year 12 and TAFE and school are piled upon my to do list. If anyone is interested on helping me get rid of them that would be good, one full grown pair and the other 5 are growing up from 4 to 7cm, and 15 fry at 2cm. Also got a holplo breeding pair. Send me an offer to negotiate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyss Posted October 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 make a post in the livestock I'm sure you'll find a home! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
