Fish died behind rocks
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Topic: Fish died behind rocks
Posted By: papa-squid
Subject: Fish died behind rocks
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 10:38am
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I can't get to my 1in. Sargent damsel that died over night. My hermit seems to be eating it but idk how far that will go and if its going to harm my tank at all either. Its a really small fish so I don't think it would do much right? I also just did a 15% water change yesterday and my thought on fishes death was ich. Edited: its behind rocks that I have no way of getting too. ------------- Officially Addicted! new upgrade from 40cube to 55g. and helping friend and his mom with there new 55g. Dallin Anthony |
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Posted By: McClure
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 10:49am
| I don't think your tank is stocked enough for the decomp to not matter. I would move the rocks and pull it out. Sorry. I think it will cause too much pollution if you leave it in there. |
Posted By: papa-squid
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 12:34pm
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Not stocked enough of what though? Will the crabs eat through to the skeleton? Or do I need to get something else to eat what the crabs don't? And I'm definitely kind of worried about it cause I don't want to kill off everything else in my tank. But what else will help with this sort of cleanup? ------------- Officially Addicted! new upgrade from 40cube to 55g. and helping friend and his mom with there new 55g. Dallin Anthony |
Posted By: McClure
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 3:53pm
Moving the rocks and taking it out is your best option. |
papa-squid wrote:Posted By: Akira
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 3:57pm
| you could get a bamboo skewer like the ones used for kabobs and spear it . I have a bag of them and they are very useful in the aquarium |
Posted By: McClure
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 3:59pm
Oh!! Good call! |
Posted By: papa-squid
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 4:03pm
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ok sweet thanks. i didn't think of that. i think we have some somewhere
------------- Officially Addicted! new upgrade from 40cube to 55g. and helping friend and his mom with there new 55g. Dallin Anthony |
Posted By: jeromy
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 4:51pm
| I use bamboo skewers all the time in the tank. Very handy. |
Posted By: papa-squid
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 5:49pm
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Yeah I was thinking of going to get long tongs but that's a good idea. And it looks like the crabs ate just about all of it. That I can see, I ahavemt gotten a chance to skewer it though. ------------- Officially Addicted! new upgrade from 40cube to 55g. and helping friend and his mom with there new 55g. Dallin Anthony |
Posted By: Akira
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 6:14pm
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I also straightened a fish hook and tied it to the skewer so I have a barbed end on it . works great.
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Posted By: BillyC
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 6:59pm
| Dude Kurt you're like the MacGyver of reefkeeping lol |
Posted By: McClure
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 8:40pm
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Posted By: papa-squid
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 11:36pm
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Great idea Kurt! Thanks I got it out. ------------- Officially Addicted! new upgrade from 40cube to 55g. and helping friend and his mom with there new 55g. Dallin Anthony |
Posted By: McClure
Date Posted: May 19 2012 at 11:39pm
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Posted By: Akira
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 2:16pm
| Good job ! LOL Billy Mcgyver |
Posted By: CCFMIG
Date Posted: May 20 2012 at 9:54pm
I usually use a turkey baster and blow it out till i can get it but I like the skewer idea. 
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Posted By: papa-squid
Date Posted: May 21 2012 at 1:44am
Tried something like that but just kicked sand more than it moved the fish. ------------- Officially Addicted! new upgrade from 40cube to 55g. and helping friend and his mom with there new 55g. Dallin Anthony |
Posted By: Akira
Date Posted: May 21 2012 at 9:47pm
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So use the baster , squeeze till its full then let the back pressure suck it to the end like a syphon . I forgot but that works too
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