Two catfish in a jar and one has a 'sold' sticker on it.

[knifegill]

The stubborn nature of these two catfish has created this pleasant conundrum.

This:

Currently contains her:

And him:

But I just sold him to

So I've got to get at least one of the pokey, tense, wiggly and troglodytic buggers out of the jar so I can box it up and send it.

Pretty sure moving the jar out from the cave work into an open area or another tank will coax them out. When I clean the tank I just pick up the jar and move it around with both dunces in it. When they feel threatened they both expand their fins and try to stab each other in the guts. It's a little scary, actually. There's no way to force them out and I'm not breaking the jar because that could slice them right open. Hoping I can catch them off guard when they are out and about in the night.

Any other ideas?

 

[kevinfleming21]

lord man! did you have to put my ugly mug up there!

 

[kevinfleming21]

I hope time will work this one out...

 

[robmcd]

Just take the jars out of the tank and hold them above the tank. When the cats realize that they are no longer in the water they will drop into the aquarium. I have one that does this stuff all the time.

 

[GarNiac]

use food to trick him out, usually when the lights out, though mine eats at anytime.

 

[Racersk]

Send the jar with the fish in it!

 

[kevinfleming21]

Send the jar with the fish in it!

 

[NatashaAliza]

Hahaha, what little sneakers, they knew you were going to sell them!

 

[papawoody]

Just take the jars out of the tank and hold them above the tank. When the cats realize that they are no longer in the water they will drop into the aquarium. I have one that does this stuff all the time.

yep this works ... i cave some caves that my catfish and loaches stubbornly cling up into when i do maintenance . they plop out pretty quick

 

[PayaraMan]

Just hold the jar over the tank and they should fall out.