LTA has air bubble in it...what should I do?

[Dalmerjd]

I moved an LTA from one tank to another. It now has an air bubble in it and floats on the top of the water.
It went through the overflow and is now in my sump...floating, not dead just floating.
What should I do? How do I help get the air out?

 

[WDLV]

If it were me I'd draw it out with a very small guage syringe but I'm not advising that you do that.

 

[Fishy_Clown]

You need to get the air out or the tissue will die. Syringe as mentioned or a small snip - you would be surprised how they bounce back Just watch for infection - but that can be easily treated too. Either that or quarantine - sometimes they will deflate and release the trapped air.....but this is rare as the bubbles always rise making this difficult for the nem. The stress will probably kill it in the end.. This is my experience anyway...
Good luck
Cheers
Keith

 

[Dalmerjd]

The air was trapped in the centre of the nem. Very hard to pinpoint. I decided to take a chance, mostly for the nem, and split him in half with a very sharp blade with one very clean cut. Out came the air. I put them in a protected area for recovery. So far to date both halves are doing fine.

 

[Fishy_Clown]

The air was trapped in the centre of the nem. Very hard to pinpoint. I decided to take a chance, mostly for the nem, and split him in half with a very sharp blade with one very clean cut. Out came the air. I put them in a protected area for recovery. So far to date both halves are doing fine.

Excellent news - well done buddy

Keep us updated..... oh, and some pics ;-)
Cheers
Keith