2 days ago my GPS was extremely healthy, vibrant, and active as normal. He happily gobbled up his snails. The next day I was in bed all day with a 24 hour flu. So I didn't check on any of my fish. Which is rare for me. Today I was actually able to get out of bed so I checked on them and was horrified when I discovered my GPS was dead.
Normally, I can determine from checking over a dead fish how it died, or at least have a good guess. This time I'm baffled though. He was standing straight up and down with the top of his head touching the water line. Which is rare (for me anyways). I usually find dead fish either sitting on the bottom of the tank or at least floating on their side. When I scopped him up I noticed that his right eye and a large area surronding it was reddish brown. I'm guessing blood? There also seems to be a bubble of some sort. I don't know how long he has been dead (could have been anywheres from 1 to 24 hours), so I didn't check the water parameters. However, this tank has been running over about 7 months. When I last checked it, everything was perfect. I don't think he died from a disease. I "play" with him every day and would have noticed if he was sick. There have been no changes at all with him that would even indicate any diseases. He's about 6 to 8 months old. I purchased him 5 and a half months ago and he was under 1.5 inches.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm wondering if its an injury of some sort? Its the only conclusion that I can come too. Maybe he rammed into something? I have a castle in there that he sleeps in at night. Maybe he somehow got the area around his eye stuck in the intake? But if that was it, wouldn't he have still been in there?
Normally, I can determine from checking over a dead fish how it died, or at least have a good guess. This time I'm baffled though. He was standing straight up and down with the top of his head touching the water line. Which is rare (for me anyways). I usually find dead fish either sitting on the bottom of the tank or at least floating on their side. When I scopped him up I noticed that his right eye and a large area surronding it was reddish brown. I'm guessing blood? There also seems to be a bubble of some sort. I don't know how long he has been dead (could have been anywheres from 1 to 24 hours), so I didn't check the water parameters. However, this tank has been running over about 7 months. When I last checked it, everything was perfect. I don't think he died from a disease. I "play" with him every day and would have noticed if he was sick. There have been no changes at all with him that would even indicate any diseases. He's about 6 to 8 months old. I purchased him 5 and a half months ago and he was under 1.5 inches.
Anyone have any ideas? I'm wondering if its an injury of some sort? Its the only conclusion that I can come too. Maybe he rammed into something? I have a castle in there that he sleeps in at night. Maybe he somehow got the area around his eye stuck in the intake? But if that was it, wouldn't he have still been in there?
