R.I.P. big boy

[SDguy]

I am sorry to report that I found my beautiful, GIANT male lyretail dead last night, wedged under a rock. Not sure what happened. He was over three years old in my care, and changed to male almost immediately. You can see the change here .

 

[ccampbell57]

Sorry for the loss Peter

That is the worst part of the hobby for sure.

 

[Kieth71]

I am sorry your fish died.It is an amazing transformation you showed in the pictures from female to male.

 

[jubjub]

humm makes me wander bout these maldive lyretails, i had a trio of them and my male just up and was dead one day it seemed to...

 

[SDguy]

Thanks folks. What will be really interesting to see is what the females do now. Pretty sure the next in line is the lone Indo female I have...

 

[graveyardworm]

Too bad, sorry your fishy died. I hate losing livestock. I also had no idea that they could change sex like that.

 

[stunreefer]

Sorry for your loss Peter, he sure was a beaut!

 

[rekn]

whats the life span normally like? i mean theres no real way to judge age unless you get a baby. did you get it as a baby? it mightve been middle age by the time it hit your tank

 

[snorvich]

Sorry for your loss Peter. A beautiful fish for sure.

 

[atreyu917]

Definitely the worst part of the hobby for sure. Anytime I lose a fish it makes me heartsick every single time. You get attached when you see them grow up or get nursed back to health.

 

[amore169]

Sorry to hear about it Peter.

 

[Sheol]

My sympathy as well. It really does suck, as I just learned by losing 50% of my fish in a tank crash.

Matthew

 

[Bax]

That's a bummer, he was one sweet fish.

 

[CeeGee]

I have always heard that anthias are short lived fish. Don't know if that is true or not.

Sorry about your fish. It always sucks to lose one.

 

[bradleyj]

So sorry Peter.
Could it have had anything to do with you upgrading your rock pillars? Just a thought.

 

[SDguy]

So sorry Peter.
Could it have had anything to do with you upgrading your rock pillars? Just a thought.

I know, the same thing went through my mind. I don't think we dropped a rock onto any fish, but, I can't be 100% certain The flame wrasses were constantly in the way, so I would have thought one of those would have been injured before that huge anthias...

 

[stunreefer]

Out of curiosity, how big was he? What size tank was he in?

 

[Rowe78]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[SDguy]

Out of curiosity, how big was he? What size tank was he in?

Definitely 6" with the tail.

Started in my 115g, just moved to a 150 last fall.

 

[Outerbank]

Sorry to hear about your loss.