Red Tailed Botia's escape upstream.... :)

[fallin49er]

I have a 75 gallon tank with a sump and a ac110 HOB filter. I had 5 red tailed botias in the tank with a spotted face pike. I came home today and four of my Red tails were missing. First thought was that they got sucked into the sump...checked the sock filter.....nothing. Then I thought they may have jumped.....check behind tank....nothing. So I just assumed the Pike ate them. Well, I was wrong....the little retards swam upstream into the ac110 filter...all four of them were just hanging out in the HOB....fricken hilarious! These little guys crack me up!

 

[aclockworkorange]

BTW, how do you like those returns?

 

[smitty03281964]

Great story along with great pictures.

 

[fallin49er]

BTW, how do you like those returns?

It is ok...Just have a quietone 3000 pushing from the sump....the loudest part of the whole setup is the damn ac110...go figure.

 

[fallin49er]

Great story along with great pictures.

Thanks, I am excited to go home and see if they did it again, if so I guess I will have to figure out a way to stop them.

 

[fishfanatic80]

They are jumpers, thank god they landed in the HOB rather then the floor. I would try to secure the back just incase but its a cool story that all of them landed into the HOB.

 

[fallin49er]

They are jumpers, thank god they landed in the HOB rather then the floor. I would try to secure the back just incase but its a cool story that all of them landed into the HOB.

Your right, I have to figure out a way to completely seal the top. Maybe just seran wrap or something.

 

[bigbadfish711]

Mama said no more red tails swimming up stream