Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[JoshH]

Oh and @Musovski something to make you feel a little better :p
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[Magellan]

I don't and no one should, there are a zillion threads out there with Eheims failing in the on position and cooking tanks. It's such an issue that even BRS suggests tossing your heaters once every year or two and getting new ones. At a minimum you should have a temp controller but I prefer on not having to rely on a system to shut something off. Using two slightly undersized heaters solves the same problem and involves 0 controllers to do it. The odds are astronomical that two heaters would fail in the on position at the same time in the same tank. And even at that it still wouldn't have the same effect as one oversized heater. Just my opinion, I won't ever run a heater that's rated for more than my tank... :)

So...risky strategy it is!

When I got a heater, Eheim was considered the go-to choice. I know a ton of people use them and see them in tanks all the time. (even in really high end ones like Melevs Reef). Understandably, a percentage of those will fail...even NASA has dealt with some failures. Since they are/(were?) the popular choice, a small percentage would represent a lot of people and a corresponding amount of horror stories....

All that being said, my next purchase will be a temp controller! As you said, the odds of 2 simultaneous equipment failures are astronomical.

 

[Why-Me]

my daughter's clownfish coco died tonight, was swimming funny earlier she was giggling about it, I had been watching him, now gone. VERY weird! I think he stopped eating, no aggression from the others....

 

[Katrina71]

my daughter's clownfish coco died tonight, was swimming funny earlier she was giggling about it, I had been watching him, now gone. VERY weird! I think he stopped eating, no aggression from the others....

What???? Crap!

 

[Why-Me]

She's at my dad's tonight.
Doesn't know yet.

 

[Why-Me]

Long story short he ate fine until I got the new fish, then he stopped eating as much then it seems stopped all together and I stand there and feed them so I saw zero aggression between any of them.
They're all healthy and eating it seems, except for Coco.

 

[Katrina71]

There is no easy way to tell her.

 

[Why-Me]

She'll be ok, I'll get a match to her davinci roundtail longfin from SA.

 

[Katrina71]

@Why-Me could you order another one?

 

[Katrina71]

She'll be ok, I'll get a match to her davinci roundtail longfin from SA.

How much did they charge for Puff?

 

[Why-Me]

@Why-Me could you order another one?

Absolutely.
I'm planning it already.
Told her few days ago no new fish around the holidays because of shipping issues etc.
So we'll see what happens, maybe she gets that microscopic blue hippo tang too?!

How much did they charge for Puff?

$124 + shipping

 

[living_tribunal]

Long story short he ate fine until I got the new fish, then he stopped eating as much then it seems stopped all together and I stand there and feed them so I saw zero aggression between any of them.
They're all healthy and eating it seems, except for Coco.

Anything funky going on with the other fish? Any spots?

 

[Why-Me]

I'm going to get one of these tiny lil morsels (top one in photo)

Spoiler: Click If You Dare!

Let him grow up for 2-3 years in our tank and then Re-Home him to someone here in @Katrina71 thread!!!!

 

[Why-Me]

Anything funky going on with the other fish? Any spots?

None at all, they all look healthy and eat 2x day

 

[Magellan]

my daughter's clownfish coco died tonight, was swimming funny earlier she was giggling about it, I had been watching him, now gone. VERY weird! I think he stopped eating, no aggression from the others....

jeez...i feel your pain. I would NOT want to have to break that news!

 

[JoshH]

I'm going to get one of these tiny lil morsels (top one in photo)

Spoiler: Click If You Dare!

Let him grow up for 2-3 years in our tank and then Re-Home him to someone here in @Katrina71 thread!!!!

I'd take him, although 2-3 years... don't know if the tank will be wet by then ;Bored

 

[Why-Me]

jeez...i feel your pain. I would NOT want to have to break that news!

It's not the first time...this month even.
She'll be ok, but heart broken the first few days.

 

[Katrina71]

@Why-Me I'll give you a mom tip. Cookies help that talk.

 

[Why-Me]

I'd take him, although 2-3 years... don't know if the tank will be wet by then ;Bored

I had you and @Fin in mind...

 

[Magellan]

Anything funky going on with the other fish? Any spots?

In this vain, I have a barb in my freshwater tank that has jokingly been referred to as “scoliosis” for a couple of months now. (He swims sideways with his head pointed the opposite direction from where he wants to go!). His condition has recently worsened and he is clearly going to die. Is it more humane to net him (no doubt stressing him and the tank immensely) in order to give him a quick death, or just let him pass naturally?