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By miskairal from the miskairal department, Section Diaries Posted on Wed Aug 29, 2007 at 01:36:24 PM PST Tags: (all tags)

My son and his girlfriend (Katie) recently had cause to travel 2 hours to "reposess" thousands of dollars worth of macadamia nut that the guy hadn't paid for. They live 9 hour's drive from me so I never saw the fish tank I'm going to tell you about.

Turned out the guy had been in gaol for the past 4 months and upon arrival Katie dicovered a much neglected fish tank. The "caretaker" allowed her to take it as well.

The tank is hexagonal, about 60cm tall and 15cm across which for starters is a really poor design because of the lack of surface area to volume. My son said you couldn't tell there were fish in there unless they bumped into the glass as it was that green and they were told they had been fed about every two weeks.

They half emptied the tank and put it on the back seat to bring home (along with half a ton of nut in a trailer). Katie rushed the transfer of the fish a little taking only a day to acclimate them to her own tank. No quarantine but I guess she could't stand looking at the poor things in that foul water.

Get this though! She found a chop bone in the bottom of the tank! There were more than 30 guppies and mollies in there, many of which were fry and all are still alive. I bet if any of us were that cruel our fish would've died.

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Fish Rescue | 9 comments (9 topical, editorial, 0 hidden)

Re: Fish Rescue (none / 0) (#5)
by Alisa on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 10:20:03 AM PST

I'd like to see a picture of their new home... wouldn't it be amazing if the fry turned out to be extra fancy guppies?

Re: Fish Rescue (none / 0) (#6)
by miskairal on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 02:38:25 PM PST

Hah! Wouldn't Katie be thrilled.
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Re: Fish Rescue (none / 0) (#1)
by maggie1270 on Sun Dec 11, 2005 at 02:27:06 PM PST

That's definitely an awesome find! It sounds like they have found a loving new home so I hope they flourish for them! Their immune systems must be extremely strong to survive that long of neglect.
Maggie

Re: Fish Rescue (none / 0) (#2)
by manders200232 on Sun Dec 11, 2005 at 04:19:03 PM PST

CHA!!! I baby my fish... and they all are dieing! That is so hard to believe!!

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This was a stupid, established tank though. (none / 0) (#3)
by unclescott on Sun Dec 11, 2005 at 09:28:49 PM PST

I can't believe a piece of meat in the thing! In time it would have taken it down.

Greenwater (without the long lecture) uses up an amazing amount of ammonia and the like in photosynthesis. One article in the Aquatic Gardener' Publication suggested that greenwater tanks seldom show any ammonia and that other stuff because it is all being used up.

I agree manders. It sometimes just doesn't seem fair!

Still I'm glad for the rescue and applause for Katie and miskairal's son!

All the best!
unc

PS: I take it this gaol has nothing to do with soccer, er, football. ;)

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Re: This was a stupid, established tank though. (none / 0) (#4)
by miskairal on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 01:13:38 AM PST

Yeah Manders, you're right but then we don't know how many fish died before Katie found it either.

I agree unc with the greenwater thing and the lack of feeding probably saved their little butts and they were able to survive on what was in the water. I assumed the chop bone was pretty bare when it went in which may have been months ago.

Oh yes, we spell gaol G A O L :)
I mean you spell gaol, J A I L
Here are some other differences I know of
colour
programme
foetus
litre
metre
aluminium
appendicectomy
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Fish can be amazingly tough. I recall the guy, (none / 0) (#7)
by unclescott on Mon Dec 12, 2005 at 10:45:18 PM PST

one of many fish heads I really like, except that he is more sensitive and thoughtfu; than I, who was hosting a party. Evidently a guest got sick and threw up in the fairly large tank with the firemouth cichlids.

"What happened?" I anxiously asked.

My friend replied something along the line of, they lived. I did have to change all the water the next morning.

Just amazing! Note I wasn't at that party. Bet the firemouths wish they weren't either! ;)

Now this sounds like a fish story. :)

Good Night and Good Luck! (after tonight's featued attraction)

unc

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Re: Fish can be amazingly tough. I recall the guy, (none / 0) (#8)
by angelhologram on Tue Dec 13, 2005 at 09:11:16 AM PST

I'm going to make the assumption that the vomiting was alcohol induced. I'm surprised that the fish could survive that mixed with variuos stomach acids and what not. I wonder if the fish got drunk?
*BEFORE you buy fish make sure you understand what "Cycling" a tank means <- quoted from miskaral* ~Trying to make a difference one fish at a time~
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Correct assumption! Yes, that makes that even (none / 0) (#9)
by unclescott on Tue Dec 13, 2005 at 08:22:31 PM PST

more amazing. I don't think (in this case) my informant was pulling my leg though! Perhaps the sick individual had a bad aim.

A. I wouldn't have hosted such a party. B. If someone wandered in to a gathering of mine and pulled that stunt, I wouldn't be here. Probably serving time. ;)

Good job of reading between the lines Shell Guppykillisnailaholic!

ATB!
unc

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Fish Rescue | 9 comments (9 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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