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Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	I've had terra cotta in my 29g for quite some time but last night disaster struck. Before putting pots in the tank I cut the bottom hole larger and file down the edges. No problems all this time, fish love the hiding places. But apparently my female paradisefish had never ventured into one of the smaller pots, or maybe she'd just grown...poor thing got stuck and died I found her this morning, really upset and I can't help feeling guilty ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Babelfish Administrator Small Fry with Ketchup Posts: 6833 Kudos: 8324 Votes: 1570 Registered: 17-Apr-2003	Yikes From what I've read (never used pots myself) the smallest hole should be larger than your largest fish....just to make sure that they'll never get stuck. ^_^ *Proud member of the Committee for Sig Line Restoration*[/font]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Nick Fish Addict 33 Posts: 553 Kudos: 668 Votes: 509 Registered: 09-Aug-2004	Sorry about your loss Theresa, accidents do happen so don't feel too bad. Good advice too!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Theresa_M Moderator Queen of Zoom Posts: 3649 Kudos: 4280 Votes: 790 Registered: 04-Jan-2004	the smallest hole should be larger than your largest fish That was the case when I first put in the pots but unfortunately I neglected to take growth into consideration. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is water at the bottom of the ocean
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Hydra's Babe Fingerling Posts: 32 Kudos: 23 Votes: 0 Registered: 10-Oct-2004	So sorry. I would definitely try to keep up with the growth of your fish. Maybe you could just forget the pots and put in live rock making hiding places yourself.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
bryant Banned Posts: 364 Kudos: 42 Votes: 1 Registered: 07-Oct-2002	sorry bout the losss...start over agin!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
Callatya Moderator The girl's got crabs! Posts: 9662 Kudos: 5261 Registered: 16-Sep-2001	I'm actually a fan of filling holes with silicone with larger fish, unless they arent ever going to try to get thru. For animals, the entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks. - Terry Pratchett
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52
anf_redrider Hobbyist Posts: 73 Kudos: 48 Votes: 0 Registered: 29-Apr-2004	I'm sorry about the tragic loss of your fish. I had something similar happen with a goldfish tank when I was much younger. I had a ceramic cave and one fish got stuck in it, fortunately my mother looked in just as it happened and was able to break the ceramic apart and save the fish. The fish was a bit banged up from the ordeal, but was fine otherwise. I learned from my near tragic experience and do not have anything in my new tropical tank but artificial plants. The fish seem to do just fine to hide in the plants and they seem much safer.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:52


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