Sudden death

[psilentchild]

My teacher stated that my last paper idea on common mistake made in the salt water hobby was informative and my paper needs to informative and argumentative. So I changed it to what causes sudden death in salt water fish. Any input? I'm not talking about fish that die a few days after you get them but fish that you have had for a while just suddenly die without any symptoms.

 

[Dr Colliebreath]

A lot of fish die around 30-60 days after receipt due to poor collection (including the use of cyanide) and poor handling (overheating, dirty water, crowded tanks, no food, etc.). You could argue to your teacher about the ethics of buying fish from sources that let these practices continue.

Another cause of sudden death is tank crashes from storms and power outages. You could argue that people shouldn't keep tanks without adequate back-up plans.

 

[MrTuskfish]

When past the possible cyanide stage; some fish just die. We've gotten pretty good at treating obvious problems with fish; parasites, internal/external worms, infections, even constipation. But I have no clue on most losses of tenured fish. I get regular stress-tests for my heart, "digital" exams, a wazoo-oscopy every 10 years, and hands-on physicals with my MD. Plus, I can tell him whats wrong. I don't think we usually know why older dogs die either. (An ex-GF thought I had something to do with little FuFu's demise, but she can't prove anything). Nah, I couldn't hurt any dog, even her nasty Pekinese that scared my springer spaniels )

I just looked at my notes, and I don't have any idea what killed the last 5 fish I lost. All were kept for over a year. I keep over 1000 gals of DT tanks, so this isn't a lot of fish to lose and the not knowing what killed them seems normal to me. Ask your teacher who the hell autopsies ornamental fish?

 

[MrTuskfish]

When past the possible cyanide stage; some fish just die. We've gotten pretty good at treating obvious problems with fish; parasites, internal/external worms, infections, even constipation. But I have no clue on most losses of tenured fish. I get regular stress-tests for my heart, "digital" exams, a wazoo-oscopy every 10 years, and hands-on physicals with my MD. Plus, I can tell him whats wrong. I don't think we usually know why older dogs die either. (An ex-GF thought I had something to do with little FuFu's demise, but she can't prove anything). Nah, I couldn't hurt any dog, even her nasty Pekinese that scared my springer spaniels )

I just looked at my notes, and I don't have any idea what killed the last 5 fish I lost. All were kept for over a year. I keep over 1000 gals of DT tanks, so this isn't a lot of fish to lose and the not knowing what killed them seems normal to me. Ask your teacher who the hell autopsies ornamental fish?