Help fish got caught in powerhead.

[tymon]

My baby 1 inch HUMA HUMA trigger fish got himselve sucked into the side of a powerhead. i unpluged it and he swam away he is hiding under a ledge now with brownish discoloring. he is alive but not in amazing condition. i will get pics in a min.

 

[tymon]

 

[tymon]

hes back to zooming around the tank. i guess thats a good sign. he is doing fine except for that brown mark. i guess he learned the hard way to stay away from powerheads. it was not a powerful one either http://www.saltwaterfish.com/Hydor-Pico-Evo-Mag-8W-Circulation-Pump--300-GPH_p_5172.html

 

[beckbrass]

Usually fish don't get stuck unless they are already sick. Any symptoms of disease?

 

[tymon]

no he is fine, just really small i bought him yesterday no signs of anything wrong with him. mabe even under an inch.

 

[tymon]

does anyone know what that browning is? also he had been swimming around the pumps all day did he just get unlucky?

 

[bobbychullo]

Usually fish don't get stuck unless they are already sick. Any symptoms of disease?

my understanding is that if a fish is weak from a malady of some sort is when they get sucked into a powerhead. in the wild, these fish withstand much higher currents than in our tanks so if a powerhead is too strong for them, something is wrong.