Hurricane Katrina....Good News
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I am surprised to see that many fish made it through all this time. Bully for you!
You mentioned that the water rose three & a half feet in your locale. How close to the bottom of the tanks did it get?
You mentioned that the water rose three & a half feet in your locale. How close to the bottom of the tanks did it get?
The bottom of the aquarium is about 3.5 feet above the ground. The top is approx. 5 feet above the ground. The wood stand is in trouble. It was custom made and very sturdy. It will hold, but is not pretty. Probably not worth saving. I will have to go with a 180 gallon or 225 gallon once things settle down.
More good news. My dad grabbed my 2 albino plecos and a few otos. He took out the remaining dead discus and dropped some sinking food in there. There may be a few others still in there, but with the dying plants, they should be okay for a week or two.
Great, i am so happy for you that you still have something left !!
This just goes to show all of us that fish are not as fragile as we think (on a shortterm basis anyway). I bet you had been takeing excellent care of your fish beforehand for them to be able to survive soemthing like this.
This just goes to show all of us that fish are not as fragile as we think (on a shortterm basis anyway). I bet you had been takeing excellent care of your fish beforehand for them to be able to survive soemthing like this.
That's true about the amazing survival ability of some fish. A few leafy sea dragons from the Audubon aquarium actually made it when practically everything else died.
I got back there a few days ago, everything that had not been taken out was dead. There was one baby mollie in there, but I could not get it. The downstairs of the house is now full of mold, it will have to be gutted. Luckily, we mainly live on the second floor, so most of our belongings are okay. It does stink there though, and I dare not open the refridgerator :O
Swimfins
This is as good as it gets.
