--- Stock Loss --- :-(
9th Aug 2012
Last night marked the end of my Chromis.
As the lights went out for the night my wife noticed the Chromis settling down into his hiding spot the the night.
What was strange was the 4 worms hanging from it's side.
I tried to "save" the fish by poking it out/brushing the worms off but it was to little to late.
There was bare flesh hanging from the side of the fish where the worms had started eating him alive. Not sure if it was weak or sick but everything else about the fish appeared fine. I haven't seen the fish today and suspect I won't. At the rate the worms were going it wouldn't have been there for more than a few hours over night.
The worms actually "chased" the fish as it tried to move to a new hiding spot - it didn't have a chance and I couldn't catch it to remove it (although i suspect even if I did it would have been to far gone to survive)
Nature at it's worst I guess.
R.I.P Chromis.
Last night marked the end of my Chromis.
As the lights went out for the night my wife noticed the Chromis settling down into his hiding spot the the night.
What was strange was the 4 worms hanging from it's side.
I tried to "save" the fish by poking it out/brushing the worms off but it was to little to late.
There was bare flesh hanging from the side of the fish where the worms had started eating him alive. Not sure if it was weak or sick but everything else about the fish appeared fine. I haven't seen the fish today and suspect I won't. At the rate the worms were going it wouldn't have been there for more than a few hours over night.
The worms actually "chased" the fish as it tried to move to a new hiding spot - it didn't have a chance and I couldn't catch it to remove it (although i suspect even if I did it would have been to far gone to survive)
Nature at it's worst I guess.
R.I.P Chromis.
