well, from the title you might already have guessed what happened. So anyways, I was changing my 55 gallon tank from sand to gravel since the sand gave me sink-clogging and dirty tank problems. So I took out all my fish, my 6 dempseys and 2 plecos, around 2 - 3 1/2 inches long into a yellow bucket and also put in an air stone. Then I went out to clean the tank out with water and start to clean the gravel. After about 10 - 15 minutes, I walk up to the bucket to make sure my fish are ok. All of my sudden, i see my biggest dempsey on the floor, about less than 3 inches, motionless. I WAS FREAKING OUT IN MY HEAD. I hate dead things, when i see a dead bird on the street I jump about a foot into the air. UGH. so anyways, i come along with a net ( thats how scared I am ) and am able to get the fish into the net. I quickly dropped the net into the bucket with the fish in the net, praying it would be alive. After that, I got up and saw a feeder on the floor! So this was my conclusion right at that moment. feeder + dempsey = dempsey and feeder out of water. That was when I remember i dropped in a guppy to which was about 3 days old cuz it was smart and hid behind the heater.
Luckily, my dempsey was alright. After I cleaned up the tank, I peered every so slowly into the net and my dempsey was fine! I was so happy. Never will i add another feeder into a bucket with fish again!
Luckily, my dempsey was alright. After I cleaned up the tank, I peered every so slowly into the net and my dempsey was fine! I was so happy. Never will i add another feeder into a bucket with fish again!
