Eel Trapped! Please Help Before Its Too Late!

[Joemuz]

I dont know what to do, my peacock spine eel is stuck in a peice of tuffa rock,its head is coming out one side and its tail is in the rock! Iv tried blowing air thru to push it out,iv used a pipett to suck bits of sdand from arounmd the hole, iv poked its tail with blunt objects to push it thru and even tried pulling it thru gently (sound brutal and i feel so bad ) Please help! Its gasping and is struggling, im so scared i love him to bits! Has anyone else ever had this problem Thanks, Joemuz

 

[Joemuz]

I dont knnow what to do, please please help me i cant bear to watch him like this any longer! I feel sick its that distressing, i love him so much and he is in loads of pain i cant bear to see him like this much longer, is breaking the rock an option???

 

[Joemuz]

Hes still stuck, theres no way i can help him, how long do you think he could live out of water for cos thats the only way i can get him out alive??
Please hel i realy need it, any info about the enviromrnt spiny eels live in or how hardy they are will help me, please reply....
Cheers, Joemuz

 

[The-Wolf]

you need to break the rock open to get him out.
obviously this has to be done with care.

 

[Joemuz]

you need to break the rock open to get him out.
obviously this has to be done with care.

kk im going to fill a bucket with tank water put him and the rock in it and have another bucket there with a toffe hammer and a blunt tiny screw driver to chip bits of the rock around the whole he is stuck in. Brb in bout 5 min and update wts going on
Cheers, Joemuz

 

[Joemuz]

We got him out but he dosnt look like he is going to live He might tho, we put some P.V.C pipe in the tank and he is in it n=but it dosnt look promiseing.
Cheers, Joemuz

 

[ArauraDiscus]

ohh good luck. Sorry to hear about that.

 

[The-Wolf]

good luck with him, adding melafix may help as will adding some tetra aquasafe or simlar.

 

[Joemuz]

good luck with him, adding melafix may help as will adding some tetra aquasafe or simlar.

Yeah thats what i was going to get some melafix but whats the tetra aqua safe for, i dont know if he will survive until monday and i canmt get treatment until the which is really bad! Chers, Joemuz

 

[Straydum]

sorry to hear. hope he gets better. in the meantime, are there any aggressive fishes in your tank that may pick on him since he's injured? if so it'd only increase his stress level and would not aid his recovery

 

[Joemuz]

sorry to hear. hope he gets better. in the meantime, are there any aggressive fishes in your tank that may pick on him since he's injured? if so it'd only increase his stress level and would not aid his recovery

I put in a peice of P.V.C pipe for him (a bit wider than him i made SHURE!) The other fish havnt gone in there yet and i doubt they will as its only 1" in diamiter. Cheers, Joemuz

 

[The-Wolf]

from the blurb on the bottle
the unique colloid ingredient coats the gills and sensitive membranes of fish to protect the whole fish against wounds and abrasions.
contains vitamin B1 which reduces stress in aquariums

 

[Joemuz]

from the blurb on the bottle
the unique colloid ingredient coats the gills and sensitive membranes of fish to protect the whole fish against wounds and abrasions.
contains vitamin B1 which reduces stress in aquariums

Thanks wolf!

 

[Joemuz]

Well i got him out but sadly i found him dead at feeding time last night, i tried my best but not gud enough
R.I.P fella xxx
Cheers, Joemuz

 

[The-Wolf]

sorry to hear that Joemuz.
at least you tried all you could for the eel, that must give you some solace.