[ramonesfreak]

Lost one of my older Boesemani rainbows today. This morning i was having my coffee watching tanks before turning on the lights. Fish was fine, hanging among the plants near the top. Turned on light and he started spinning and splashing and basically having a violent seizure. Still breathing but upside down I took him out and put him alone in a 10 gallon hospital tank. Gave it about 5 hours and no improvement, just slow breathing and upside down so I had to euthanize him.

Ive had him 5 years and the only thing I did different is I turned the light on at 6am, about an hour earlier than I usually do. Im guessing he was still deep in sleep and being at the top, the light blasted him in the eyes and now he is dead and I am left wondering what I did wrong. This hobby is full of ups and downs.