dissapearing anthias....

[joeycadre]

he was in the overflow. i couldn't catch him so i pulled the standpipe so he could hit the sump. i had a net over the pipe but i didn't catch him on his ride. now i don't see him anywhere. grrrrrr.

 

[Rendos]

Stuck in the pipe?

 

[joeycadre]

nope. he's still in the overflow. sheesh. i will never get this guy out. i even went up and bought a tiny net to try and catch him but he's crafty. he's getting back behind the return pipe, and i don't want to mess with tearing it out.

 

[boofer]

If hes small enough to ride the standpipe, run the return pump then yank the standpipe. Do it over and over till you flush him. It might be a little violent for the guy, but you know

 

[joeycadre]

i keep trying that but there's a one inch "collar" in the bulkhead that the standpipe comes out of. this is driving me nuts.

 

[willember]

How about fishing him out? No, really. Get a proper sized hook and file off the barb so it is easy to remove once the fish is caught. I have read about this being done for bigger aquarium fish. Be carefull that the hook isnt swallowed by keeping the line taut.

 

[joeycadre]

hahahaha. this guy is tiny. barely an inch long. i'd have to find a mini hook. even a bream hook would be huge i think. i'm just going to keep pulling the stand pipe.

grrrrr, i blame richard. he built this tank and made the overflow box way to cramped. heheh

 

[willember]

An inch, huh? maybe you could suck him up with a siphon hose.

 

[joeycadre]

i didn't think of that. hmmmm i'll try.

 

[Reefdiver77]

You might try a tiny fly hook, but be sure your sister, in cleaning your apartment, does not throw it in the trash. Ask Nick about Ripken, his Jack Russell, eating the hook he had used in an attempt to catch a fish.

 

[joeycadre]

he's in the sump now!! whoohooo

 

[just dave]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8411489#post8411489 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by joeycadre
he's in the sump now!! whoohooo

Now take a net and heard it towards the return pump intake and it'll be right back in the display.

Some assembly may be required:eek1:

 

[joeycadre]

that's so wrong. you're just trying to get me to come in and buy a new fish, eh?

 

[just dave]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8413493#post8413493 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by joeycadre
that's so wrong. you're just trying to get me to come in and buy a new fish, eh?

Or super glue.

 

[joeycadre]

so i can frag my anthias? how much trade in would i get for a couple anthias frags?