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Brengun Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 187 Votes: 110 Registered: 22-Jun-2007	Has anyone else had stupid fish? We had a Betta once who swam between a bn log and the glass, then tried to turn around in the tight spot. He suffocated. Just recently we got another Betta. Yesterday he swam so far up under driftwood that I had a job just trying to extract the snail eaten body. It was wedged as far in as it could get. Is it just me who seems to get an occasional really dumb fish?
Posted 09-Mar-2008 01:32
keithgh Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 6371 Kudos: 6918 Votes: 1542 Registered: 26-Apr-2003	If you call a big SS always jumping out and getting put back until the last time he jumped out through a gap less than 1ins - 25mm over night. *Have a look in [link=My Profile] http://www.fishprofiles.com/forums/member.aspx?id=1935[/link] for my tank info* Look here for my Betta 11Gal Desktop & Placidity 5ft Community Tank Photos Keith Near enough is not good enough, therefore good enough is not near enough, and only your best will do. I VOTE DO YOU if not WHY NOT? VOTE NOW VOTE NOW
Posted 09-Mar-2008 02:49
Brengun Big Fish Posts: 355 Kudos: 187 Votes: 110 Registered: 22-Jun-2007	Ok all driftwood and rocks are moved away from glass and the driftwood is partly buried so no hidey slots are above gravel. Take 3: New betta which is purple with pink spots:
Posted 09-Mar-2008 03:34
Shinigami Ichthyophile Catfish/Oddball Fan Posts: 9962 Kudos: 2915 Registered: 22-Feb-2001	Hey Bren, make sure anaerobic pockets don't form if you have cavities not open to water movement under your wood. If these get exposed later (ie. you move the wood) and anaerobic bacteria have formed, you'll get some pretty bad rotton egg smell from production of hydrogen sulfide. Fish aren't necessarily stupid. They're just not exactly some of the smartest animals around... -------------------------------------------- The aquarist is one who must learn the ways of the biologist, the chemist, and the veterinarian.
Posted 09-Mar-2008 06:56
djrichie Big Fish Rough but Honest [img]htt Posts: 366 Kudos: 309 Votes: 45 Registered: 29-Jan-2007	You can fill in any holes or caves you find your fish getting stuck in. `this would eliminate the problem you are having and any problem you may cause by buring the DW and making stagnate water is no longer a concern Djrichie "So Long, and Thanks For All The Fish" Douglas Adams
Posted 09-Mar-2008 14:55
sora Enthusiast Posts: 184 Kudos: 96 Votes: 134 Registered: 28-Feb-2007	I think everyone has a stupid fish at some point lol The true test of character is not how much we know how to do, but how we behave when we dont know what to do.
Posted 11-Mar-2008 21:33
fishmonster Big Fish Oh My Heck! Posts: 329 Kudos: 88 Votes: 73 Registered: 11-Apr-2007	I had a Skunk Loach that would love to hide in the tightest spots it could find. One day I was changing out my decor in my old 30 gallon tank and I couldnt find him, I was worried. About half hour later I found him wedged in a gap where the decor had been molded around. He was still alive and I was able to get him out. But he loved that spot along with gaps in my DW. I Ended up just letting him do his thing. Shane Thanks for your input as always, Shane http://thetanklog.blogspot.com/ - [ Thanks to ScottF ] http://www.natureaquariumclubofutah.com/main.html
Posted 13-Mar-2008 01:00


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