PDA

View Full Version : Fish swimming behing mega over flow chamber


pufferfish68
03/06/2007, 04:38 PM
I got a fish stuck inside the mega overflow chamber. I tried getting the fish out with a net, but there is no room to move the net around once inside the chamber. Any susggestions?

Thanks

jer77
03/06/2007, 04:48 PM
What kind of fish is it?

pufferfish68
03/06/2007, 04:49 PM
it's a green chromis

jer77
03/06/2007, 05:19 PM
Can you get a smaller net? Maybe you could try catching it with just your hand. I did this with my percula clowns that got stuck too. Is there a standpipe in the overflow or screens to prevent the fish from getting sucked into the sump. If so then he might be good in there for a while until you get a smaller net.

papagimp
03/06/2007, 05:24 PM
Dip your hands in the saltwater, so there nice and wet. Then reach in there and grab em out. Going to be alot less stressful than fighting him for a week with a larger than needed net.

amike5
03/06/2007, 05:36 PM
Pull your durso pipe out and let it drain into the sump and get it.

preculafreak06
03/06/2007, 06:13 PM
I agree with using your hands.

poppin_fresh
03/06/2007, 06:52 PM
I got my firefish out with a net. It sucked and took about 45 minutes, but I did it.