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kezzywoo

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Hiya I purchased five platties yesterday unfortunately one has died and somehow he’s gone into my filter when I tried to get him out this morning.... there’s no way of stripping the top part.... am I going to have to get the filter out and get a new one now? Surely my ammonia will go up leaving a dead fish in tank.... I’ve circled where he went into and only the bottom half pulls apart. Thank you ?
 

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Hiya I purchased five platties yesterday unfortunately one has died and somehow he’s gone into my filter when I tried to get him out this morning.... there’s no way of stripping the top part.... am I going to have to get the filter out and get a new one now? Surely my ammonia will go up leaving a dead fish in tank.... I’ve circled where he went into and only the bottom half pulls apart. Thank you ?
As there is thick sponge behind those slats at the bottom (as you can see in the photo), I would say it is unlikely that he went through the sponge unless the body has already deteriorated into mush. He might be stuck between the sponge and the opening of the filter. The best you can try to do is take the filter apart at the bottom and clean it out.
 

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