Please Help!!! Trapped Fish!!!

huskerreefer

huskerreefer

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PLEASE HELP! I came home after work this afternoon and could not find my bi-color dottyback. Well after frantically searching, I discovered him in the powerhead portion of my 14 gallon biocube. I can't get at him to get him out, and I have dang near torn the back of the biocube apart! I also tried adding alot of water to bring the levels between the back and the main tank closer together in hopes that he might jump back over himself.
Does anybody have any suggestions for getting him out? I don't think that he will last long back there. I
 
huskerreefer

huskerreefer

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I tried, however, the powerhead chamber on the biocube is extremely small and I can't get my arm in deep enough to get at him. There is also a small space under the place where the sponge and filtered return is at that the dang fish keeps squeezing into to hide!
 
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bkneeland

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how big an area is it, is there anything you could use to suck him out
 
huskerreefer

huskerreefer

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Don't know the specs exactly, but it is probably about 4"x3" or so. I tried using a turkey baster to attemp to suck him out, but I can't get at him. Any ideas on luring him out? Would hate to have to go "fishing" for my dottyback, but I am running out of ideas!
 
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bkneeland

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is the area big enough for a net or some sort of slotted spoon.....does he seem hurt
 
bonebrake

bonebrake

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Take the pump out and convince a slender handed woman or a small child to grab him and pull him out or go to the pet store and buy a brine shrimp net; it is like 3" x 3" to catch him.
 
adairable

adairable

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As a biocube owner and a woman i know the small size of those back chambers! what a pain!!!!
Hope all goes well and good luck! Keep us updated!!! ***)
 
huskerreefer

huskerreefer

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Still can't get him out!!! I've tried using my brine shrimp net, but I am going to have to find a smaller one. I'm trying to coax him up with food, but it is not going so well. He doesn't appear to be hurt, I just don't know how good it would be for him to stay back there much longer.
 
huskerreefer

huskerreefer

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Per DeMartini's advice...I am going to try to find some bigger tubing tomorrow and try to siphon him out. Throwing in the towl for tonight!
 
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bkneeland

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sounds like a good idea.....i am near kearney, are there any good fish stores around your area?
 
huskerreefer

huskerreefer

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There are a couple...I don't know that they are all that good, but it's all we have. Two in the Omaha area that I know of and one here in Bellevue.
 
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bkneeland

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what are the names of the stores, i am going to omaha today and would like to check them out.
 
huskerreefer

huskerreefer

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There is Petland on 120th and West Center, there is Pet World in Millard,(5323 S 139th plz), and Paradise Cove Pets, (2201 Thurston Cir) off of Fort Crook Rd. in Bellevue. I'll probably be heading over to Petland to find something to trap this dang dottback with at lunch!
 
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bkneeland

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Thanks for the info. there isnt much out here, there is one that is good in Lincoln, on 48th st. The Fish Store.
 
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