DISASTER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Artie]

Went to work at 3:30 a.m.
Got home 2:00 p.m.
Took a nap.
Went down to feed the fish !!!!!!!!!!!
13 lbs. of dead fish !!!!!!!!!!! 167 from 2" to 10 inches.
A circuit breaker tripped.
Lost some real beauties. 24 4-5" tropheus
all my breeding julie marlieri
Lapidiolamp Nkambe
Beautiful elct. blue breeding ahli's
pair of tetracanthus
The nicest borleyi (from Fishmn)
2 10inch zaire male fronts
Beautiful syno angelicus
breeding group venustus
group of tretocephelus
large breeding group of really nice yellow labs
breeding grp. of moorii
pair of fossi rostratus(wayne & anthony)
peacocks, leleupi, regani, lwandas, on & on & on.......................... hhhhhmmmmmmmm also lost all of Alan's hajo's & a bunch of afra jalo's :-( & Karl Wagner's pheno's !!!!! :-(

Sorry I have to vent !!!!!!!!!!! :-( :-( :-(

[YoungAquaticPhotos]

Not a Merry Christmas for you! God I feel for you Artie! That's a lotta fish!

[AlishanAS]

Wow! So sorry to hear that Artie.

Let's all help Artie out for the Christmas season.

Hey Artie I'll contribute a Synodontis angelicus to the cause. It's only about 2" but it's yours.

Who is next?

[fischfan13]

Artie, any and all Haps that I have growing out are yours.
I also have quite a bit of Tropheus Lupota fry that were just born.
Yellow Labs.
Labidochromis Hongi
Male Maylandia Hajomaylandi.

I will talk to you about when you are free and come over.

Everyone...

Artie lives in Roslyn, NY.
He has always been there for many of us.
Now it is our turn to be there for him!

[Afreakin]

Holy ****! That sucks I wish I had something to offer. If there's anything I can do let me know.

Jeez that sucks

[bovsbaitboxes]

any fish I have that you want to restock let me know. sorry for your lost John I will pm fish I have tomorrow

[Aqualung]

Damn that really sucks BIG TIME!!
I have a bunch of Tropheus Moop fry and juvies, you are welcome to as many as you want!:disgust::angry2:

[Spooky_Fish]

I'm so, so sorry Artie.
I can't imagine how terrible you must feel, I tried and almost cried.
My hatchery is open to you (it always has been if I never stated it before), except for my breeders, you can have whatever you like. I will be on the Island in a few days and would be more than happy to deliver!

I have Burundi fonts from 1"-2.5" I can put together a group of 12 for you.
If you rather Mpimbwe fronts, I should be able to hook you up in a couple of months.

I have beautiful Paracyprichromis nigripinnis , I could easily come up with 12 or more for you.

1.5"-2" Moorii, I have a lot of these, as many as you want.

Brevis colony.
Multi colony.
Anything else that I can't think of at the moment.
Again, I'm so sorry about you tragedy.

[gregga]

truly a loss of epic proportions.....

artie, I have 9-10 demasoni and about the same amount of bi-maulana 500 peacock fry I was growing out, but if you want them they are yours...

besides, this will allow you to finally come east of roslyn....:partay:

[Artie]

You're all way too kind. I TRULY appreciate ALL the offers. Beware, I might come knocking one of these days. Have a GREAT HOLIDAY evryone & thank you sooo much !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Artie :kissy::kissy:

[AlishanAS]

Artie - we're all happy to help out. Gas up the Artie mobile, start with Joey, Rob and Gregg on LI and head west. We'll fill up your car and your tanks!

[mack74]

Artie man I feel your pain. I have a bunch of fish that are yours if you want them Take your pick. You have always been good to me and I would like to return the favor.

Copadichromis borleyi (Kadango) young breeding group of 6 1m 5/f

Breeding Trio- Hap sp. 44, Hap sp. ''Red Tail'', Obliquidens

young Group ob peacocks 3inch - I think its 1/m and 5f

Group of 5 Nimbochromis venustus 4-5ich 2/m 2/f 1

Haplochromis sp. "Kenya Gold" 1 inch
yellow labs- 1 inch
Tropheops sp. "Red Cheek" (Likoma) F1 1-2 inch
Cynotilapia afra (Cobue) 1-2 inch
Dimidiochromis compressiceps 1 inch

[Artie]

You guys are all TOO KIND.

Looks like i'll need more tanks !!!!!!!!!!!! :flower2:

Happy Holidays !!!!!!!!!!!

[6stang9]

So sorry to hear that. I lost a bunch of fish in our "Ice storm". I did manage to save a group of Fosso rotratus. I have 5 from 4 to 7". You can have them all, or just a pair, if you want. I am going to Bristol CT on Jan 16 for the Aqualand auction. Let me know if you are going,and if you want them, and I will bring them with me. Try to have a good xmas.
Gregg

[AlishanAS]

Stang - I read about your fish kill on another site. Sorry to hear about that.
One thing we would like to do with this site is to help people such as you and Artie who have these fish room disasters. Hopefully we can be a conduit to other people who live near you who can help out.

[6stang9]

Thank you Alishan- We do have alot of hobbiest in the central MA area, but there dosn't seem to be any good cichlid sites for are area. Maybe we could piggyback off this site or something like that. I am not the most technical guy so I wouldn't know how it works. But I do know alot of the people in this area and could get the word out for people to join? Just a thought, let me know some of yours. Sorry Artie didn't mean to hijack your thread.

[AlishanAS]

Thank you Alishan- We do have alot of hobbiest in the central MA area, but there dosn't seem to be any good cichlid sites for are area. Maybe we could piggyback off this site or something like that. I am not the most technical guy so I wouldn't know how it works. But I do know alot of the people in this area and could get the word out for people to join? Just a thought, let me know some of yours. Sorry Artie didn't mean to hijack your thread.
Stang - Have you tried NE Cichlids? Tim is a memeber of our site.

[LuvMiCichlids]

I would set there and cry my eyes out. And try to get them back to life.
X-Mas aint a X-Mas this yr over here either. Sorry about all your fish.

I have some fry not sure what they are. I have some foto's on my profile.

[Artie]

Thanks again guys. I will keep you posted. I REALLY do appreciate all the offers !!!!:grin:

[AlishanAS]

Hey Artie - come with us to Frybabies. ECC may be able to help you in the "Quest for Fish".

[phillyofish]

Sorry to hear Artie, i can give you some Zaire Kapampa fry if you would like....

[wayne]

What overloaded the circuit Artie? I am curious - you actually put the dead fish on a scale, you crazy man?
Sorry for your loss...

[nyc2tanks]

Artie,

Sorry for your loss, Artie. :wail::wail: A few years back when there was a blackout in NYC for a couple of days I had a similar but much smaller scale wipeout. I then bought a bunch of battery operated air pumps that you plug in and they go on when the power goes out. I cannot say whether they can actually prevent a disaster because there hasn't been a blackout since then.

[Shabe]

Sorry for your loss. I can help you out with some breeding julie marlieri I have a few that paired off..

[Artie]

Thank you all again. I'm o.k. at the moment. I REALLY do appreciate all the offers.


Thank you Joey D. (AQUALUNG) :partay:

[Artie]

A very big thank you to Mike (Spooky Fish). I just picked up 12 paracyps to add to my 4 & a bunch of blue dolphins. Thanks !!!!!!!! :beerchug::partay::flower2::kissy:

[Spooky_Fish]

I'm more than happy to help, thanks for letting me!
Enjoy the fish Crazy-Legs!

[nyc2tanks]

Artie,

I don't know if you subscribe to Aquarium Fish magazine, but the current issue (March 2009) has an article on what to do if there is a blackout. Just thought you might want to read it. Kind of like closing the barn door after all the animals have all left, though. I can send you a copy if you need it.

[Artie]

Artie,

I don't know if you subscribe to Aquarium Fish magazine, but the current issue (March 2009) has an article on what to do if there is a blackout. Just thought you might want to read it. Kind of like closing the barn door after all the animals have all left, though. I can send you a copy if you need it.
Thanks. I no longer receive aqu. fish mag. If you could copy the article & send it it would be MUCHLY appreciated. I've had my share of BIG Disasters over the years. Thanks again !!!!!!!!!! Artie

[lonlangione]

http://www.excessups.com You can buy battery back up systems for pumps etc in case of a power outage or blown breakers