I Just Came Back From Holidays To Find..........

[Pinks]

MOST OF MY CICHLIDS DEAD!, my mum was supposed to be takign good care of them, i came hoem to find the lights turned off and ALL the filtration ect, the water was BLACK! and out of 25 fish i have 1 african zebra, my breeding pair of green terrors and a silver perch left, the REST ARE DEAD! she said she turned all the filter systems and stuff of because they waste too much electricity! oh and i also came hoem to fidn my saltwater tank i ntrouble to but ill post that in general marine!

[plah831]

OMG! She unplugged their life support systems because she thought they were using too much electricity? I would be :mad2:

Aiy yay yay. How could you not realize that those things are needed to keep them alive?? Sorry, mum, but that was silly.

[Needeles]

WOW, Sounds like your mom didn't really care for the tanks. I myself would be sent over the edge with this one. Does she know how much money you probably stuck into the tanks? I'm truely sorry for your loss.

[Marinemom]

What is wrong with your mother! This almost sounds spiteful. I read in the marine section too what happened. Your mother needs to be educated on what it does take and not take to run aquariums. Aquariums are relatively cheap to run in comparison to all the other things in our everyday living that we take for granted that run on electricity. Those being the refrigerator, the dishwasher, the washing machine,our computer set ups...I can't even tell you where I would be with this as far as your mother is concerned. Does she not understand that she suffocated all of your fish? You must be truly heartbroken. I am so sorry for your losses. Truly I am.

Marinemom

[plah831]

right, we keep all those things plugged in because they're not necessary but we just LIKE wasting electricity :rolleyes:

[webcricket]

That stinks bigtime! I'd be FURIOUS!

Does she know how much money you probably stuck into the tanks?

Maybe you should ask your mom for all the money she "saved" on electricity so that you can buy new fish...

[Pinks]

OMG YES i was sooo angry, shes like fish in the wild dont have filters and im like mum this is completly different, anyways another damage report now i only have my breeding green terrors and silver perch left and oh yay not only do i get to spend all my afternoons after school workign to replace them i get to replace my entire saltwater tank filtration system arnt i lucky.

[Emg]

Ok.....Mum did a bady.............but....she's still your Mum and one should NOT be making bad remarks about anyones Mum...no matter what she did !

[rmcder]

Sorry to hear about that! How long were you away? I hate to say it, but it's hard to believe that someone could be so totally clueless. Most uninformed people would overfeed or not change the water, but messing with the equipment seems to me to be way over the top and out of character. If you know someone values a thing, and you don't really understand that thing, you'd be afraid to screw things up and tend to err on the side of doing nothing rather than doing something wrong. I can't shake the feeling that mom has been pissed off about the time, effort, and money you're putting into the tanks, and "expressed" her disapproval. I doubt she realized that the fish would die, but this seems to me to be more than just an accident stemming from ignorance. The alternative is that mom actually IS clueless! Anyway, very sorry about your losses.

[Pinks]

oh no...mums a **** cough she always does this kinda stuff to me grrr i cant wait to move out, she has her own fishtank thats why i trusted her with my fish. grrr at least she didnt kill my baby turtles or my eel.

[Hound]

I think that's one of the added difficulties in keeping an aquarium when your young. It almost sounds to me like your mom doesn't want you to have the aquariums in her house. Her way of going about it is definatly diplorable though.

[hc8719]

heres a link that calculates how much electricity a tank uses

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/electrical_costs.php

[hc8719]

wait she said they dont need that stuff in the wild?

well in the wild they:
1. live in naturally warm tropical waters, heaters are needed in a tank
2. arent trapped in a glass cage, with their own crap, the ocean/lake/river takes care of it, filters are needed in a tank
3. in the wild, the water just doesnt not move, and become stagnant, (ever hear of waves) a powerhead/filter is needed
4. airators are needed (for reasons also listed in #3)

sorry about the loss

[Wonder11]

Ok.....Mum did a bady.............but....she's still your Mum and one should NOT be making bad remarks about anyones Mum...no matter what she did !

Are you suggesting he turn the other gill? I'd be fetching the cricket bat for a sound AND proper thrashing! :thud: :joke: