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Since getting Bob's crabs (LOL......), I've rescaped the tank, and got new furniture for them to hide etc....BUT with Perth's HOT April, the tank temp went up to 31 degrees today, PLUS the new furniture raised TDS to 450ppm, and with a tank clean/50% water change on Sunday, I found them all DEAD this afternoon....sorry BOB :-( ..... I'll just focus on shrimps from now on ! :sorrow:

Really distraught, as my daughter says hello to it everyday....... I guess I can say that ...."I'm FREE from Bob's crabs" ! LOL

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Oh no! What a bummer, I'm so sorry to hear the news BB, I'd be devastated too. This would have to be the only time that you wouldn't be happy to have no crabs, lol :encouragement:

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Oh no you killed Bob's crabs your poor daughter you better get some more!

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LOL Bob, you're askin for a bombardment of comments about your crabs now !

What do you thing it was that killed them . temp and TDS ? PH was 6.7.

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It's alright Bob with way you share you will soon have plenty again

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It's alright Bob with way you share you will soon have plenty again

ineke, you are awful :triumphant:

Tonights your chance, I think squiggles having a snooze

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YES I can stop scratching at last

Bob

Don't worry Bob, if I know you, you've never really got rid of all your crabs & if you have, you're always out & about so you'll catch more soon enough, lol :encouragement:

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Probably a combo of Temp and TDS' date=' I have some Redish one if you want some more??

Bob[/quote']

Are they red from scratching? Lol :congratulatory:

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Are they red from scratching? Lol :congratulatory:

lol...you're on top of your game 2day.

Bob, thanks mate, but I think I'll leave the crabs alone for a while, until I can setup a tank indoors for them.

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ineke' date=' you are awful :triumphant:

Tonights your chance, I think squiggles having a snooze[/quote']

I missed that one you got me!!!!!:D

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lol...you're on top of your game 2day.

Lol, Bob just makes it too easy :congratulatory:

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I am not use to people feeling sorry for me!!! I am in shock.

Now its time to hate me, when I feel unloved I go collecting.

Sunday I am going to a place called Barney springs, never been there before but looked at photos WOW and I know there is Crabs and Riffle shrimp there, now I feel better, OH and Baccus is coming along to

Bob

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Bob = whipping boy' date=' any way I have broad shoulders and who else can you laugh at??

Bob[/quote']

I've always been a firm believer that there's something wrong if you can't laugh at yourself & Bob, I really didn't need to know what you do with your Saturday nights, lmao :smiley_simmons:

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I am not use to people feeling sorry for me!!! I am in shock.

Now its time to hate me' date=' when I feel unloved I go collecting.

Sunday I am going to a place called Barney springs, never been there before but looked at photos WOW and I know there is Crabs and Riffle shrimp there, now I feel better, OH and Baccus is coming along to

Bob[/quote']

Now Bob that can be very misleading are you sharing your crabs with Baccus now? There do you feel better i wasn't nice to you LOL

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I know you were nice, I was giving you more ammo and dragging Baccus in to it to LOL.

OH and Saturday night I am spotlighting with the 4 Women and one or two more, but I should have the back up of one more male this time, I just hope he can stand his ground against the harsh females!!!

Now extinct Bob

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