Fish Trapped

[MermaidMel]

ah right sorry i had visions of him being stuck flat against the glass!

Oh gawd no, I wouldn't leave him like that he managed to swim 80cm round the gaps so he all he has to do is realise there's a gap to get out then I can seal it up

 

[craig855s]

could u not slice the background along its top edge and peel it away from the glass enough to get a net behind there,net him out and put him in a bucket along with the pleco and drain the tank and silicone the background back on firmly

 

[MermaidMel]

could u not slice the background along its top edge and peel it away from the glass enough to get a net behind there,net him out and put him in a bucket along with the pleco and drain the tank and silicone the background back on firmly

I have been trying to slice it off but it's 50cm deep and there is silicone at the bottom and I don't have anything long enough, although having said that if he's not out by morning, I will have to do something like that

The pleco's already bagged and out

 

[MermaidMel]

Ok got him out. I went back in to see where he was and he was still up the wrong end, so I prize a small gap at the top of the background and with the end of my algae scraper (not the scraper end!) I quickly got the handle underneath his body and flicked him over the top of the background, he wasn't very happy about it but I think he soon realised it was for the best. He's now in 4 pints of water temporarily overnight so I can sort out that gap tomorrow. Sadly I nicked one of his rays and it's come off, so I've dropped a little melafix into his bucket. He is a bit dazed but not so dazed he couldn't give chase to a shrimp on his way out the tank

What a palava!

 

[shelaghfishface]

good work mel love your method

 

[MermaidMel]

good work mel love your method

It was second only to using a straw to suck him out but I would've done it!

 

[pippoodle]

you can get safe sealant for ponds that you can use underwater got some for my grandad a couple of weeks ago - you can use it in aquariums aswell - maidenhead sells it it's also on ebay

GOLD LABEL UNDERWATER POND & AQUARIUM SEALANT - one touch or something

it's FISH SAFE, SOLVENT FREE, ISOCYANATE FREE

might help hun

 

[MermaidMel]

you can get safe sealant for ponds that you can use underwater got some for my grandad a couple of weeks ago - you can use it in aquariums aswell - maidenhead sells it it's also on ebay

GOLD LABEL UNDERWATER POND & AQUARIUM SEALANT - one touch or something

it's FISH SAFE, SOLVENT FREE, ISOCYANATE FREE

might help hun

I bought some today thanks chick, I am going to seal up the holes once the kids are in bed - majorly expensive stuff, £20 for a tube!

 

[WILDER]

Glad you finally got him out mermaidmel.
How is he now. Is he over the shock.

 

[MermaidMel]

Glad you finally got him out mermaidmel.
How is he now. Is he over the shock.

He is very quiet at the moment lol

 

[WILDER]

Does he look pale.
Are his fins clamped to his body.

 

[pippoodle]

you can get safe sealant for ponds that you can use underwater got some for my grandad a couple of weeks ago - you can use it in aquariums aswell - maidenhead sells it it's also on ebay

GOLD LABEL UNDERWATER POND & AQUARIUM SEALANT - one touch or something

it's FISH SAFE, SOLVENT FREE, ISOCYANATE FREE

might help hun

I bought some today thanks chick, I am going to seal up the holes once the kids are in bed - majorly expensive stuff, £20 for a tube!

great hun , yes it is expensive but it's great stuff - i had to promise grandad it wouldn't kill off his koi carp and it didnt thank god lol - so it's definately safe lol - he's got over £5000 worth of kois in his pond all grown from babies - largest over 16 " bloody heavy things to move around when he had to sell one JEEZ

good luck with the betta hun fingers crossed all goes ok

 

[MermaidMel]

No he is absolutely fine, back in the tank now and much happier, he seems to like being with the community in the big tank, he really hated being confined to a smaller space. It's all sealed up and everything's hunky dory.

 

[WILDER]

Glad he's ok the little raskell

 

[MermaidMel]

Glad he's ok the little raskell

He actually went pale, lol he is all coloured up now but he lost all colour after that little incident, properly freaked himself out.