Cristoff
09-14-2009, 06:31 PM
So I wake up this morning and go to feed my fish, as per my normal morning ritual. What do I see?
My Golden Wonder Killifish has one of my Glowlight Tetras hanging half out of his mouth! All I see is the head of the Glowlight and my Killie is trying to quickly swallow it seemingly to get the job done before I catch him.
What's worse is that the Glowlight is still alive, gasping for breath and trying to wiggle out of his predicament. :ssuprised:
I startle the Killie enough to spit the poor tetra out, but unfortunatly there is no tail or back half to the unfortunate victim. I put him out of his misery as quickly as I could.
The water perameters are perfect and there are no other signs of stress in the tank, other than my Glowlights and Rasboras giving the Killie a bit more space. :ssmile: I can only assume that the Glowlight was in a weakened state or close to death because the Killie has NEVER bothered anyone in the tank before, and this was WAY to big of a meal under normal circumstances. Other than length, the Glowlight was physically as big as the murderous Killifish.
The Killie definately lived up to his name this morning.:hmm3grin2orange:
My Golden Wonder Killifish has one of my Glowlight Tetras hanging half out of his mouth! All I see is the head of the Glowlight and my Killie is trying to quickly swallow it seemingly to get the job done before I catch him.
What's worse is that the Glowlight is still alive, gasping for breath and trying to wiggle out of his predicament. :ssuprised:
I startle the Killie enough to spit the poor tetra out, but unfortunatly there is no tail or back half to the unfortunate victim. I put him out of his misery as quickly as I could.
The water perameters are perfect and there are no other signs of stress in the tank, other than my Glowlights and Rasboras giving the Killie a bit more space. :ssmile: I can only assume that the Glowlight was in a weakened state or close to death because the Killie has NEVER bothered anyone in the tank before, and this was WAY to big of a meal under normal circumstances. Other than length, the Glowlight was physically as big as the murderous Killifish.
The Killie definately lived up to his name this morning.:hmm3grin2orange: