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Success Rate?

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View Poll Results: What is your success rate?
81-100% 6 42.86%
61-80% 6 42.86%
41-60% 2 14.29%
21-40% 0 0%
0-20% 0 0%
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Old July 25th, 2008, 08:10 AM
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Re: Success Rate?

I've had pretty good luck with fish. I lost my first clown and one after that. But I haven't lost any since I stopped using my QT. Still not sure why the died in it. Right now I have 10 fish in my tank. Got most of them after I upgraded in November.

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Old July 25th, 2008, 08:46 AM
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Re: Success Rate?

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That's sort of a tricky question. How long does the fish have to live before you consider it a success? I had a watchman goby live 13 yrs, lawnmower blenny 9 yrs, coral beauty 6 yrs, but I've had anthias that mysterously died after a year.
That's not a mystery,most have short lives,sadly.So far I have several that just made it to the year mark and a few that hasn't.

I've never put a percentage on what lives,what doesn't and for how long.I've had clowns live for many years,anthias die within weeks and some disappeared,never knowing exactly what happened to them.Still,I believe I'm over 50% success but that doesn't sound good enough.
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Re: Success Rate?

I'm sittin at about 2 losses out of 10 in the last 17 mos or so. Both were in the beginning.
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