royal gamma in reef tank dying

[concon]

Hello all,
I am new to this forum. How's everyone doing? I have a royal gamma dying in my 29 gallons reef tanks. I don't know how to get the sick fish out without breaking down my tank. Any suggestion?
[ May 25, 2001: Message edited by: concon ]

 

[coralbeauty]

Welcome to the board! I have only had to do this once since I started my reef. However, by the time I found the pgymy angel, the clean-up crew had been at work and they drug the remains (which was not much)out into the open. In fact another 12 to 24 hours and nothing would have been left. I also did not have an ammonia spike which really surprized me. I use a long chopstick to move stuff inside the tank. You could try something like that. However, you may well end up mving rocks!
Good luck,
Connie

 

[wolffam]

Sometimes my cleanup crew handles this before I discover that I've lost one. If use a small wooden dowel sharpened at the end, just like a chopstick also. Good luck! I have move rock though as a last result.

 

[burnnspy]

Disturb any inflated corals until they withdraw, they drain the tank. Most fish are rendered incapable of motion at this point.
BurnNSpy