Clown Fish are tough little SOB's

[Bignose94015]

Long story short the Wife was all for a larger tank even though our 50G has only been up and running for 3 months now. The only condition was that we re do the dinning room floor. So I picked up the 105 yesterday morning. This was followed by tearing down the 50g (located on dining room floor) to put it in the garage. Everything for the most part went really smoothly. The only problem was that one of the clownfish that I had temporary put in a large mixing bowl was gone. We looked everywhere for about 10 minutes and could not find him. Only plave he could have gone was behind the microwave cabinet. So me and my buddy took out the cabinet and the microwave and low and behold here is a little nemo fish looking dead as can be. My wife is tearing up and ****ed at me because I let him get out of the temporary bowl. So I quickly scooped him up and put him back in the temporary holding container. He is doing the classic I am dead and floating upside down move. I would to if I was out of water covered in dust for about 15 minutes. Then out of no where he does a wiggle and back to life he is. I pulled what dust I could get off him but he seems to be 100% back to normal this moirning eating and swimming like nothing happened.

I really am shocked this guy made it.

105 Build coming soon.

 

[Macimage]

Great story!

 

[Tzwizzle]

Most fish can survive out of water for a while. I've had a couple jump out and looked long dead/dried out only to be fine when added back into the tank.

However my black clown was the sole survivor of a heater failure which spewed electrical sludge into the tank. No heat for day or so while we were on vacation. Tough little buggers.

There was also a post a few months ago about someone whos clown went mia only to be found in the overflow months later. Little guy survived on scraps of food for months.

 

[Bignose94015]

It is amazing how resilient they are! Lessons learned.
Cover temporary holding container.
Never give up an a fish.

 

[Butchhe]

Congrats on his survival! Great story.

 

[Fishy 1]

Great story.

 

[racin_33]

Awsome story!

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Cute story. Poor little memo

 

[Twothumbsup]

boss mode engaged.

 

[oh207]

Awesome story indeed. Good for you and for the clown.

 

[tippmannsniper]

He's earned his spot in the 105 then!:bounce3:

 

[Big_Boss_77]

Good story! Moral being, never give up hope! You are lucky that your wife likes the tank. Mine is a little leery about the whole endeavor, I'm hoping once my tank is up and running that she warms up to the idea a bit more.