welderman
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 posted on 12/5/11 at 04:42 PM |
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Boiled fish Death in the family
Just got home and we have a huge death toll in the family. All our tropical fish and shrimps have been boiled to death. The thermostat in the tank has
malfunctioned and I can just about put my hand in the water.
Had to laugh though. The shrimps looked like you can eat them. But I don't like them lol.
Still gutted though, but life goes on.
Question is now do I do a full water change now it's boiled to be on the safe side ?
Thank's, Joe 
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 04:51 PM |
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Change the water, clean the filter, change the thermostat, let the tank settle for a week then start introducing new fish slowly, a few at a time.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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norfolkluego
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 05:35 PM |
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Get a Lobster in there before it cools down
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scootz
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 05:36 PM |
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Poor wee blighters...
It's Evolution Baby!
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scootz
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 05:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by norfolkluego
Get a Lobster in there before it cools down
I just cannot understand this one... why would anyone stick a living creature into boiling water!?
It's Evolution Baby!
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Johneturbo
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 05:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jollygreengiant
Change the water, clean the filter, change the thermostat, let the tank settle for a week then start introducing new Victims slowly, a few at a
time.
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scootz
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 05:38 PM |
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PS - I know you said it in jest Norfolk... I'm just commenting on the general practice of boiling live Lobsters / Crabs.
It's Evolution Baby!
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stevec
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 05:59 PM |
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We boil cabbage and spuds, how do we know they dont feel pain?
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scootz
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 06:02 PM |
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I check with a stethoscope that they have no heartbeat before boiling my veg!
It's Evolution Baby!
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Hellfire
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 06:11 PM |
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Lobster and crabs decay so quickly after death that they present health risks if not cooked immediately afterwards.
Couldn't do it myself though but then again, I don't like lobster or crab meat
Phil
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blakep82
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 06:13 PM |
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venus flytraps seem to be able to feel things...
anyway, yeah i'd change the water any way.
just seen an advert for a kitchen tap that gives out boiling 100 degrees C water. that can't be safe surely?!
imagine having friends round, and one of them goes to wash their hands in the kitchen sink and they didn't know about your tap
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Johneturbo
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 06:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
venus flytraps seem to be able to feel things...
anyway, yeah i'd change the water any way.
just seen an advert for a kitchen tap that gives out boiling 100 degrees C water. that can't be safe surely?!
imagine having friends round, and one of them goes to wash their hands in the kitchen sink and they didn't know about your tap
doesn't it come with a sticker "caution boiling water" just like the iva sticker for bias bars
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balidey
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 06:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
just seen an advert for a kitchen tap that gives out boiling 100 degrees C water. that can't be safe surely?!
imagine having friends round, and one of them goes to wash their hands in the kitchen sink and they didn't know about your tap
brilliant... that must be worth £250 from You've Been Framed.
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welderman
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 06:51 PM |
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Well can of worms. But will give the tank a good old clean and let it settle. Kids already want new fishes now and can't wait !
Thanks fellas
Thank's, Joe
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hobzy
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 07:21 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
just seen an advert for a kitchen tap that gives out boiling 100 degrees C water. that can't be safe surely?!
imagine having friends round, and one of them goes to wash their hands in the kitchen sink and they didn't know about your tap
brilliant... that must be worth £250 from You've Been Framed.
I've got one of those - its ace! Separate from the main tap so you'd have to be a Darwin award candidate to mix them up.
I've been drinking so much tea since we had it that I've had to cut down on the sugar! 
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 07:38 PM |
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My dad had the opposite problem with his fish back in the 70s, during the 3 day week with all the power cuts, we had a power cut and all of the
heating for the tanks went off. All of his fish in 60 odd tanks died.
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Liam
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 08:54 PM |
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YOU KILLED NIMO!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
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norfolkluego
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 09:01 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
PS - I know you said it in jest Norfolk... I'm just commenting on the general practice of boiling live Lobsters / Crabs.
Bloody hypocrite, you chuck live haggis into boiling water, you don't have a problem with that!
(Actually I agree, it sounds barbaric to boil something alive)
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Peteff
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| posted on 12/5/11 at 10:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by balidey brilliant... that must be worth £250 from You've Been Framed.
That would be the sister programme " You've been maimed " Throw all the electric stuff away and get some goldfish and weather loach
in the tank. We used to have a loach that came up to suck your fingers when you put your hand in the tank, lived for about 8 years and escaped from
the tank a couple of times.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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mangogrooveworkshop
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 05:52 AM |
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Tropicals scare me with the cost of the fish . The other side of it is where the replacement fish come from.
Having lived in the tropics theres a thriving live catch industry stripping reefs in the lesser developed regions.
Don't mind responsible sources but having seen damaged reefs with locals armed with home made tools and nets stripping the sea of all living
creatures for penny's only for a greedy geezer to turn up with a truck loaded with styro boxes and oxy bottles. That kind of put me off
tropicals.
I have a large pond that has been getting cleaned and reset for the summer.
One of my foot long offs jumped right out and was lying on the lawn. I picked it up and
put it back in and it's ok.
Another one turned up in the vortex filter and it's ok.
My pump runs all the time and it's got a uv clarifier as well.
I have been lucky with them over the freeze as I have deep water it doesn't freeze solid.
The offs and koi are messy but with a good filter we get most of the crap out.
I had tropicals before when I was young and dad kept fish as well but movedto cold water as
I simply can't afford the time that tropicals deamand to do properly.I'm very successful in the big coldwater fish having regulary grown
them to over a foot long in the last few years.
[Edited on 13-5-11 by mangogrooveworkshop]
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02GF74
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 07:54 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
just seen an advert for a kitchen tap that gives out boiling 100 degrees C water. that can't be safe surely?!
We must have those at work; there is label in toilet thus:
WARNING!! For heath and satey reasons, the water is very hot"
errr.. surely then it is not safe??? Still haven't figured that one out.
when you replace heaters, buy 2 of them, each of 1/2 wattage for what you need to run the tank; that way if one malfunctions (v. unlkiley for both to
go at same time), then the water should not get as hot as with one .... but you probably have it like that anyway.
I have the opposite problem,  want to finish with my aqarium so waiting for 2 tetras to croak .... yet they are still aive after what must be 4
years (typical lifespan is 6 months) ... but then I have the 'stats turned down to min. so they may be in a state of semi suspended
animation.
PS anyone want to buy 4 ft aquarium, with lovely pine stand?
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Jasper
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 11:20 AM |
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Can you claim on your house insurance for all the new gear and fish?
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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welderman
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 12:13 PM |
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Thats not a bad ida about the stats.
Not sure house insurance is worth bothering about though.
Our tetras were approx 2 yrs old
Thank's, Joe
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 09:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
just seen an advert for a kitchen tap that gives out boiling 100 degrees C water. that can't be safe surely?!
imagine having friends round, and one of them goes to wash their hands in the kitchen sink and they didn't know about your tap
Where was that?
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Paul TigerB6
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| posted on 13/5/11 at 09:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
quote:
Originally posted by norfolkluego
Get a Lobster in there before it cools down
I just cannot understand this one... why would anyone stick a living creature into boiling water!?
Because you cant eat it when it's still alive - that would be cruel!!
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