Cory Accident

rinmouse

rinmouse

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Aug 5, 2006
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What a sad day. Today I finally moved my new cories and hatchets out of quarantine, where I've been ever so patiently keeping them for an entire month. When I was netting the cories, one some how got BOTH pectoral fins caught in the net. I've been using the same net for years, and never had anything like this happen. In fact, I still don't know how it happened, as even as I was gently trying to get him off, it didn't even really look like his fins were stuck. Anyway, I was super gentle, and he seemed to come off with out too much trouble. ---> about 10 min later, he's dead in the baggie I'm acclimating them to the main tank with. I examined the body, there's no visible signs of injury. Has anyone else ever had anything like this happen before???
 
Sorry to hear of the loss. Yes, I have had them get stuck in net. I keep them in the water while I try to free them. 10 min. is a long time for them to be out of the water. I am sure that you were probably gentle enough but had it out of the water too long.
 
oh, I guess that wasn't clear. I had him in the water in a bucket while I freed him, which only took a few seconds. About 10 minutes later he died (in the water)
 
thats so sad, im sorry :(
maybe the stress of the situation just got to him? i know goldies are completely different fish than cories but one of my fancies got stuck in the net once and i freed him in his water, and he was blushing like crazy (his fins turned pink/redish) and skidish for like 20 minutes afterwards. he's alive now though, probably just because of the fact that goldies tend to bit a bit hardier than cories. thats my best guess
 
also, i know that by excessive handling of fish you can mess up their slime coat which is to them as skin is to humans, it protects them.
 
once i dumped a bag of 6 cardinal tetras on the floor...
on the carpet.

only 2 survived.
sometimes stuff just happens.
Maybe the stress killed him, since it doesn't seem like he was injured .
 
I've read that when they get stuck in a net, that you're supposed to put it in the water and let them get themselves unstuck to prevent injury. Seems to have worked for the couple times it's happened to me.
 
I am sorry to hear that. I have also had this happen before but it was when i first started my tank. I had him for about 2 years and i was cleaning the tank and he got caught in the net. I also freed him quickly but he still died in about a half hour. I do not know why because i know he was healthy unless it was just because of the stress.
 
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