Rip Khuli

[Man of fish]

My khuli loach that I saved last week just died on me over the past week I noticed hed been breathing heavily. I think he died from loneliness gravel and the fright of moving tanks

 

[Crossfire]

My khuli loach that I saved last week just died on me over the past week I noticed hed been breathing heavily. I think he died from loneliness gravel and the fright of moving tanks

Don't you dare flush him
Give him a proper burial. Wrap him in napkin or something and bury him in your garden or something. Make sure its deep so scavengers don't dig him up.

 

[Man of fish]

I already did in the freezing 20* weather. Rip

 

[Fishy friend2]

I'm so sorry for your loss. little kuhli loach

 

[KrazyKuhli]

Bless his lil soul!

RIP lil dude!

 

[Man of fish]

This is the only pic I ever got of him

 

[Fishy friend2]

This is the only pic I ever got of him

He has a cute little tail

 

[Man of fish]

But then again maybe it was just his time. He was 4 inches living in an 8 gallon for 4-5 years with poor water conditions and not properly fed. It may have also been the shock of clean water. either way I hope he'll at least he died in good water and was properly fed his last week of living. I assume he was 5 or 6 since the kid got him at 1.5 inches apparently and had him 4-5 years.

 

[Keeper Of Cichlids]

Sorry for your loss
Its absolutely horrible when you lose a fish.

 

[Crossfire]

Its absolutely horrible when you lose a fish.

Even worse if its a cute little kuhli

 

[Man of fish]

Do you think it was just maybe the hard week of transition and shock and old age and stuff because he was a 5-6 year old malnutrition khuli loach living in old water that hadn't been changed in over 2 years. Was it just the shock of the week on this old khuli? I mean I'd be pretty stressed out if I moved from a closet in my own home to my friends overly tidy bedroom.

 

[Man of fish]

Anyone know if this could be the reason of his death?

 

[FishFanatic04]

Sorry to hear it

 

[Crossfire]

kuhlis live a minimum 10 years, it might have been the shock

 

[Man of fish]

Minimum of 10 years or max?? I guess it could've been shock but I think all of these were factors:
Water shock
New surroundings
Being alone
Smallish tank (8 gallons)
Gravel