HELP!! Clown stuck in back of Biocube!

[Volcmreefer]

So, I went to feed my clown this morning and he jumped in the return section of my biocube! :eek2: I have the smallest biocube made, so the return pump space is really tight. Has this happened to anyone? And, if so, how can I get him back into the display? Thanks and happy reefing!

 

[fishgate]

I have heard of some people slowly filling it with sand to get him to the top where you can net him, but then you have to remove all the sand, which you could probably siphon out.

 

[SALTYwaterDOG]

Same thing happened to me. I pulled the stand pipe and flushed it into to sump. Hope you can get it out.good luck

 

[RedStangGA]

You can stuff pieces of filter floss slowly into his area. This forces him to move higher and higher to the point where it's easy to catch him. Good luck!

 

[Volcmreefer]

Thanks for the tips! I think I might take the filter floss approach.

 

[fishgate]

You can stuff pieces of filter floss slowly into his area. This forces him to move higher and higher to the point where it's easy to catch him. Good luck!

:thumbsup:

 

[Ztous]

Can you take a picture of the back? There is a lot of variance in the biocube.

 

[Sk8r]

I might add, in dealing with weird situations, a chopstick to poke things down or drag material out can be useful. So can lab tweezers, which are hyperlong and go into places other things can't. In dealing with downflow boxes and other such, a mirror and flashlight also help.

 

[06bug]

You can also stop the return pump ams move it out of the way. Scoop the fish out with your hand or someone who has a hand small enough to fit in that chamber. Using your hands is the safest way to catch a fish instead of a net.

 

[ffmedic]

I had this issue with my 14 cube I filled the chamber with water placed my hand in and waited for the clown to come up and scooped him out. Good luck

 

[DIGH]

This sounds like a story I once heard.,. Finding Nemo. LOL

Joking aside, I hope you get this resolved soon.

 

[tophericks]

I pulled the stand pipe and flushed it into to sump.

 

[chilli_reef]

Brine net ?

 

[BrokenSpoke]

I used to have a small cube tank and had this happen one time. I ended up using one of my wife's cooking spoons to scoop the clown out of the pump section.

 

[CafeReef]

same thing has happened to me in mine, I had a very small fish net you would use for a beta probably to fish it out the back. I then bought one of these vinyl gutter guards from Menards, I cut it down to size and slid it over the wall dividing the sump and Display. The tab on the bottom holds it in place pretty well actually, I take it off often to clean and still holding its own after probably 8 months of use.