Crakeur Posted August 20, 2002 Share Posted August 20, 2002 I came home early today and went straight to my tank to check and see if my mh is still not working and discovered that my neon dottyback managed to swim up the output tube of mny refugium and into the refugium. I use an aquafuge so any of you that have seen them can imagine just how hard this would be. Now I have a serious problem. My net doesn't fit in the tiny outflow box within the refugium. If I take the tube out I will need to restart the flow and I will probably flood my room in the process. I'm thinking of leaving the dottyback there as a punishment. Man fish are dumb. Link to comment
Dave ESPI Posted August 20, 2002 Share Posted August 20, 2002 Try a straw....... Suck the fish out..... Perhaps a 1/2 inch Siphon will work better:P Link to comment
Sahin Posted August 20, 2002 Share Posted August 20, 2002 Stupid fish. Hehehe, sorry to hear that dude. Link to comment
Korbin Posted August 20, 2002 Share Posted August 20, 2002 Get a Cabella's catalog. Order the smallest fish hook you can find. Catch an amphipod... you know the rest. That sucks. My LFS has those small display tanks that all share the same water through slots cut in the sides of them. The neon dottybacks are always labeled wrong on the tanks, when I asked why, they said it was because the dottybacks travel from tank to tank through the slots. Link to comment
Crakeur Posted August 20, 2002 Author Share Posted August 20, 2002 even stranger, I leaned over the refugium to assess the situation and the dottyback swam up to the surface and when I slipped my hand into the opening it swam into my hand. I lifted him out and placed him in the main tank. if he does it again he stays in the holding cell. Link to comment
gobies Posted August 20, 2002 Share Posted August 20, 2002 In case this happens to anyone else... - try a brine shrimp net - make sure you file the barb off the hook before you go fishing for your fish - try using an eel feeder with a cap on one end of the tube -- put food in tube, wait for fish to enter feeder, tip tube so fish would have to back up to get out, pull tube out and into the main tank Link to comment
Sahin Posted August 21, 2002 Share Posted August 21, 2002 Now that is funny! I bet you were relieved when the little bugger simply climbed into your hand wihtout any hassle. : Link to comment
Crakeur Posted August 21, 2002 Author Share Posted August 21, 2002 a bit relieved but I was still tempted to leave him in the tiny holding cell. Not sure how long he was there but the rest of the tank seemed to enjoy life without him Link to comment
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