View Full Version : Grrr!!!! Loach jumped out!
JD7.62
06-05-2006, 12:42 PM
My largest clown loach that I bought yesterday jumped out of the tank! I found him on the floor covered up in dust and lint and noticed he was still alive so I dropped him in the tank. He is breathing heavily and still covered in junk. I turned out the lights to hope to ease his stress some. Anything else I should do to help?
Honda12
06-05-2006, 12:56 PM
Put him in the current of an air stone or in the current of a power head, that should help to revive him. Also get as much of the junk off as you can.
FishHeadSoup
06-05-2006, 1:03 PM
hope it works out!
JD7.62
06-05-2006, 1:07 PM
I think he is actually going to make it! He is sitting up and swimming slowly along the bottom. He had to have been out for at least 10 minutes because I woke up to a noise and right after that my phone rang. I was on the phone for awhile too and that is when I found him.
Thanks for the help.
JD7.62
06-05-2006, 1:32 PM
He is doing fine. Im so realived. Here is a shot of him shedding all the gunk that had accumulated on his body as he flopped around on the floor.
Honda12
06-05-2006, 1:34 PM
Poor guy, looks like he is sheding his slim coat. When he was on the floor he most likly produced and excess amount of mucus to protect his body while he was out of the water, and that is why all of that stuff would stick to him.
Hope he pulls through alright, how big is he.
JD7.62
06-05-2006, 1:39 PM
I think he is going to be fine. He is swimming around with the rest of the school now. I got him yesterday and I guess he is close to 5".
JD_MAN
06-05-2006, 1:44 PM
Good save JD! :thumbsup:
sour_girl
06-05-2006, 1:44 PM
Close Call!!!
JD7.62
06-05-2006, 4:40 PM
Well damn....
I just went up to check on him and he was dead. :( I really thought he was going to be ok!
Sorry to hear that. If I drop a fish on the floor, I always add some stress coat to replace the slime layer.
Glad to hear he is doing fine:thumbsup: . I would hate to lose a clown loach:headshake .
Glad to hear he is doing fine:thumbsup: . I would hate to lose a clown loach:headshake .
Probably should read the whole thread. The fish is dead.
Honda12
06-05-2006, 9:49 PM
That sucks man, sorry you lost him.
guppy
06-06-2006, 12:50 AM
Damn, in the future if you do not already have a little salt in the water and you get a jumper a small ammount of salt helps gill function.
Gr8KarmaSF
06-06-2006, 1:07 AM
sorry!
qumqats
06-18-2006, 7:03 AM
If you don't already have a cover for your tank(s) you should get one.
It cuts down on evaporation and keeps the fish in the tank when they jump, and you can assume that all fish will eventually jump!
JD7.62
06-19-2006, 3:02 PM
I had one. I guess he just jumped out in the small gap between the filter and hood or heater and hood.
meiling
08-14-2006, 7:03 PM
sorry for your loss