teknofilechik

Well I came home today from a weekend at my boyfriend's place, and I find Roger, my female Kenyi, floating upside down in the tank. I went to fish her out into the holding bucket, to watch her gills, and she was alive... so I had to put her down with clove oil/vodka. There really was no other solution, her fins were torn up from the other fish picking at her while I was away, and she could barely breathe, never mind swim. She's gone now, and I'm going to bury her tomorrow.

I never got a picture of her, and I'm sure not going to take one now that she's gone... it would be a disgrace. She was adorable. She "claimed" the corner of the tank with the sponge filter, and would even chase my biggest cichlid away from it.

I was hoping when I got her and my male Kenyi their own tank that they might breed, but now I just hope she's resting peacefully.

R.I.P. Roger, 5/4/2008. We will miss you.

Shawnie

sorry for your loss...rip roger

COBettaCouple

Poor girl, we're sorry you lost her.

Lucy

Sorry you lost her. It sounds like you did the right thing.

teknofilechik

Thank you for your kind words, guys.
She was suffering, and there was nothing I could do. She seemed a little listless when I left, but I didn't think much of it, and my mother said she wasn't eating over the weekend. Her fins were torn to shreds when I got back, and the algae eaters had obviously gotten to her, too. I just hope she wasn't in much pain after the clove oil bath, so she could die peacefully.