Help - Fish stuck in drain/return bay

[smanenti]

I have a chromis who jumped the gate and is now stuck in the back corner of my tank where the drain/return pvc pipes are. I tried turning off the pump and wedging my hand down in there with a net to get him out but he keeps hiding at the bottom behind the pipes making it impossible to catch. Any thoughts???

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[smanenti]

Ha. Nevermind. I tried for an hour before posting this and then ended up catching him within a minute of the post. That was NOT easy!!!

 

[oldedb]

I had this happen with a bangai... Couldn't catch him so I pulled the drain pipe from the bulkhead.... Down the pipes he went and in to the filter sock. I picked him up and put him back. He's still going strong!

Glad you got yours!


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[jdw]

Had a peppermint shrimp do that a few times on me, only solution was pulling drain pipe too. Glad you got it out.

 

[rdnelson]

You can also stuff filter floss in the overflow forcing the fish to the surface where it can easily be netted. A little less scary for the fish I would assume. Of course the drain pipe may be like riding a water slide.

 

[tonymission]

I prefer the drain pipe slide method.. I'm on straight drops tho

 

[willie1983]

oldedb;979545 wrote: I had this happen with a bangai... Couldn't catch him so I pulled the drain pipe from allthe bulkhead.... Down the pipes he went and in to the filter sock. I picked him up and put him back. He's still going strong!

Glad you got yours!


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X2 my chromis stayed in my overflow until I installed the plastic mesh over the teeth now no problems at

 

[legalreefer]

rdnelson99;979561 wrote: you can also stuff filter floss in the overflow forcing the fish to the surface where it can easily be netted. A little less scary for the fish i would assume. Of course the drain pipe may be like riding a water slide.

lol