Bristlenose plec got tangled in hairnet.....

[cometcattle]

and it was awful. I don't even know how he could have managed to twist himself up so well. He got sliced up pretty good, and I'm not sure he's going to make it.

I had the riccia covered piece of slate on a 45 degree angle, so it made a cave. I guess it wasn't tied tight enough underneath, and he found his way in. I was using a brown "stretchable" hairnet. I had liberated a bunch from work.

While I was trying to cut away the netting, he released his spines near his gills. I actually heard them "click" open like a switchblade. This made it even more interesting.

I hope everyone who reads this double checks their hairnet attached riccia or moss to make sure they are safe and learns from my careless mistake.

 

[Bloo]

Oh Shucks ! That makes me very worried now
I have some Riccia Covered slate in my one tank with my Twig Catfish and the net is still very visible

Hope your bristlenose makes it, though it doesn't sound too good at all.
Good luck !

 

[jimbooo]

yikes, that doesn't sound too good. i really hope he pulls through. for future reference tie the net as tightly as possible so the riccia doesn't float up pulling it away from the slate. after a few weeks you wont see the net at all if all's going to plan.

for the record i have a sailfin plec in both my tanks and although they totally destroy my riccia every now and then they've never had any trouble with the nets. i have 6 nets in the 40G and 2 in the 12G, as long as it's tied tightly it should be fine.

again sorry to hear of your problem and i hope he recovers quickly, a dose of melafix wouldn't do any harm.

 

[Bloo]

Ah well - I just got home last night and guess what ? Twig catfish nose entwined in hairnet Thank goodness he was still alive and I could cut him free - though towards the end it because a bit of a struggle. Thankfully no cuts or grazes as far as I can see.

Slate and hairnets out. Riccia floating on top in little airline circles now until they are more and I can use them on my slate - or perhaps I should break my slate and make smaller pieces for now. Or just use thread instead of hairnet

Well I'll leave it for a week or so and then make a decision.

Just a warning to those using hairnets.

 

[aloaring]

ohhhhh that sounds painful, i've never used hairnets to i always use cotton thread but i suppose that could do the same damage.

By the way comet are you a hairdresser? since you "liberated the hairnets from work"

Hope your bristlenose recovers and thanks for the warning!

 

[abstract]

By the way comet are you a hairdresser? since you "liberated the hairnets from work"

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i would think that hairnets are more common in food service than hairdressing

 

[KentBlokey]

Blimey, not good. The same thing happened to my Bristlenose just today. Luckily the slate and hairnet had only been in there a few mintues while I was clearing up the Riccia from just about everywhere so I managed untangle the Bristlenose with ease and now seems fine. I've now stitched the net on the underside so there's no chance of a repeat, with any luck.

 

[cometcattle]

My BN is still alive. I don't see any of the white fungus that I thought I'd see, but I added a bit of Melafix as a pre-caution.

I'm going to keep the piece of slate flat on the sand. I actually removed a HUGE Uruguayensis sword that was shading 2/3 of my tank, so I should have some more room to play around with.

Bloozoo and Kent - I'm glad to hear your fish are OK.

Amy - I'm not a Hairdresser , as Abstract suggested, I work in a restaurant. Our cooks are required to wear some type of head cover when behind the line. Some wear caps, some just shave their heads, and some wear hairnets.

 

[smithrc]

we had a similar thing happen with cotton thread - it decomposed over a few days and the end cam free - somehow one of our L180's managed to get into the securing loop and was 'sort of' swimming about (as it had the cotton round one fin and its top fin) cut it free and it was fine.

Our hairnets are 'sewn' up with fishing line so it is tight over the plants and across the bottom of the slate and wood.

 

[KentBlokey]

My BN is still alive. I don't see any of the white fungus that I thought I'd see, but I added a bit of Melafix as a pre-caution.

Good news!