Allardi in trouble.

[erendon]

I spotted one of my allardi clown in my 180Gal megaflow overflow, I have tried to catch him but the spacing is to confined for me to get him. He will only stay at the bottom no matter what I do and as I see him from the bottom of the tank, I can see him starting to whitter away.
Has any one dealt with this before?, or shall I kiss him goodby? :eek1:

 

[SDguy]

Turn off your sump pump. Then drain the overflow by siphoning the water out until there is only an inch or so of water left. Catch with net. I've done it numerous times with my 31" overflow filled with a standpipe and secondard drain :eek2:

 

[erendon]

Ah! I will try that.
Thanks.

 

[erendon]

Worked out great.
It gave me the idea to clean all the soot from inside the overflows.
Thanks a lot.

 

[SJGreene]

Glad to hear you rescued your fish. How's he doing now?

 

[erendon]

A little on the weak side but ate well. A large female picks on him though.