!help Stuck Pleco!

[556nato]

I was cleaning my aquarium today and when i went to move a rock i did not realize that one of my pleco was inside of it and tried to escape from a hole at the bottom, and is now lodged in. I am not able to move him and i am afraid if i push to hard i might hurt him. Any help would be much appreciated.

thanks

ryan

 

[*Fishkies*]

Is there a way you could gently break the rock at all? Could you get a picture up at all, of the way he is stuck in there?
Is it a plastic rock like deocation pre-made, or is it a natural rock with holes?\


Oh and

 

[smithrc]

eek...

Thankfully I've never had this problem with a plec...

unfortunately the way they are designed will make it almost impossible to to "reverse" out...

could you carefully break the item its stuck it?

 

[joe1]

i had this problem once before with a catfish i took the orniment out the tank and quickly wraped a towel round it then hit it with a hammer then unwrapped it then put the the catfish back in the tank safe and sound

 

[angelfishyfriend]

i had this problem once before with a catfish i took the orniment out the tank and quickly wraped a towel round it then hit it with a hammer then unwrapped it then put the the catfish back in the tank safe and sound

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why did you do that you could have hurt the catfish inside. what if it died ,you would not be very happy if that happend!!!!!!!!!!

 

[joe1]

that is why i wrapped a towel round it so wen i it with a hammer it would only crack the orniment in two which it did so thanks for your input wot would you have done left it in there to die

 

[DarkEntity]

Id leave him a while to settle down, my Plec's wedge them selves in places and when ready release themselves. If not the id try to crack the rock/ornament to free the fish.