gofor100
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Hey Everyone,
So a horrible thing happened last Thursday... I came home from a busy day at work, let the dogs out, then go to feed my fish, and notice that the usual yellow streak of color isn't in my tank. I check the powerheads and overflows to see if he's dead and just stuck up against one of them. Nothing...
Then I think, maybe he somehow jumped out of the tank even though I have a canopy and hard netting covering the only openings to guard against carpet surfing... yep, there he is lying on the floor behind my tank seemingly lifeless. :mad2: He must have found the one hole large enough for him to slip through.
So thinking he is dead, I go get my net, and try to scoop him up to bury him at sea (down the toilet), but upon closer inspection, notice his gills are still gasping for air/water. So I hurry to put him in the tank hoping that at least I'd give him a chance.
After I placed him in the tank, he looked stiff, but still gasping for oxygen and just rested on the rock slightly on his side (not a great sign). He then made his way to the bottom of the tank, and before I know it, he disappeared again.
He didn't show up on Friday, then nothing again on Saturday, then all of a sudden, Sunday afternoon, out of the corner of my eye I notice the familiar yellow streak in my tank... could it be?!?! I looked over and saw him swimming around in the tank!!! :bounce2::bounce3::bounce1:
I thought for sure that he buried himself, only to then die somewhere in the tank, but he made it back and is eating normally again!
Just thought I'd share...
-Chad
So a horrible thing happened last Thursday... I came home from a busy day at work, let the dogs out, then go to feed my fish, and notice that the usual yellow streak of color isn't in my tank. I check the powerheads and overflows to see if he's dead and just stuck up against one of them. Nothing...
Then I think, maybe he somehow jumped out of the tank even though I have a canopy and hard netting covering the only openings to guard against carpet surfing... yep, there he is lying on the floor behind my tank seemingly lifeless. :mad2: He must have found the one hole large enough for him to slip through.
So thinking he is dead, I go get my net, and try to scoop him up to bury him at sea (down the toilet), but upon closer inspection, notice his gills are still gasping for air/water. So I hurry to put him in the tank hoping that at least I'd give him a chance.
After I placed him in the tank, he looked stiff, but still gasping for oxygen and just rested on the rock slightly on his side (not a great sign). He then made his way to the bottom of the tank, and before I know it, he disappeared again.
He didn't show up on Friday, then nothing again on Saturday, then all of a sudden, Sunday afternoon, out of the corner of my eye I notice the familiar yellow streak in my tank... could it be?!?! I looked over and saw him swimming around in the tank!!! :bounce2::bounce3::bounce1:
I thought for sure that he buried himself, only to then die somewhere in the tank, but he made it back and is eating normally again!
Just thought I'd share...
-Chad