Goodbye old girl...

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Jim Powers
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Goodbye old girl...

Post by Jim Powers » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:48 pm

I lost another one of my geriatric loaches today. :(
This was a large (probably female) Schistura kohchangensis that I have had for about 5-6 years. I thought I would lose this fish a few years ago when it started breathing heavy and developed a black head and bleached out body. Since it hid lots of the time, I didn't notice it at first. I didn't treat the tank because I thought the fish was ready to die. But, low and behold it pulled through and lived until this afternoon.
I just moved this fish and its male (?) counterpart to a larger tank several months ago and have been enjoying their boisterous antics.
It seems as though there is no sentimentality in the fish world. When this fish started acting a bit odd and looking bad the last couple of days, the male took over its favorite cave.
I think I gave it a good life.
Here she is in better times.
[img]http://www.bobd.lunarpages.com/loaches/ ... 00.JPG[img][/img]
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Post by Jim Powers » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:49 pm

why won't the pic post?
http://www.bobd.lunarpages.com/loaches/jim052.html
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Post by Curtis » Tue Sep 05, 2006 4:53 pm

You have to use this url

http://www.bobd.lunarpages.com/loaches/ ... AG0000.JPG

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Post by Jim Powers » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:05 pm

Thanks. I guess you would know that from your pic experience. :wink:
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Post by mikev » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:08 pm

Condolences :(

Was a great looking fish indeed ... I did not realize they can get THIS fat.... Well, it probably lived better and longer than it could anywhere else.
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Post by Jim Powers » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:14 pm

What am I doing wrong? I have tried re-editing and I STILL can't get that pic included in the text. I didn't think I was such a moron. :?
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Post by mikev » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:23 pm

No spaces after ".JPG", forum checks for the correct image file extension:

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Post by Mad Duff » Tue Sep 05, 2006 5:43 pm

Sorry to hear about your fish Jim she sure does look like she enjoyed life, especialy the eating part.
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Post by Martin Thoene » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:20 pm

To everything (turn, turn, turn)
There is a season (turn, turn, turn)
And a time for every purpose, under heaven


Sorry to hear the news Jim. I bet she lived longer than she would ever have survived in the wild.

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Post by Emma Turner » Tue Sep 05, 2006 6:29 pm

Awww, sorry to hear this Jim. :cry: She was a beauty. 8)

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Post by Curtis » Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:59 am

Jim, you have an extra IMG tag in your post and I think that is your problem.


I'm sorry to hear about your loss, but from what I have seen of your tanks, she was lucky to have been in your care.
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Post by diesel » Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:27 am

I,m sorry, my condolences :(
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Post by Graeme Robson » Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:04 am

My condolences, Jim. A sad loss indeed. :(
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