GlennC Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Hi all I wrote some time ago about my Calvus becoming stuck in a hole in a piece of holey rock. Well, it happened again, but this time it was my electric yellow who got stuck. This time I took photos before breaking the rock apart to free the fish. Fortunately, when you chisel off bits of holey rock the piece crumble away and so the fish wasn’t badly injured. The fish was definitely in shock, and hid for a few days (in the holey rock), but fully recovered, albeit with some scarring. So, maybe it’s a good idea to check your holey rock for any holes that a fish might get stuck in. Cheers Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foti Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 thanks for shareing he didnt look to happy did he well third time is a charm need some vid clips lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fongyfong Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 poor thing, once when i had gold fish mine got stuck in a shell didnt relise until it was too late and it died Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwah Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 thats pretty funny, never seen a fish stuck in a rock before i would of thought pulling him out by the tail would of been better than breaking the rock.. althought that could rip him up i spose how long was he out the water for ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennC Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 The fish was firmly wedged in because he had his dorsal fish erected. He was probably stuck there for at least half an hour before I got him out of the water. He was out of the water for maybe 5 minutes. Its pretty easy to break small bits of the rock off to get the fish out. As I'd experienced it once before, I knew exactly what to do. thats pretty funny, never seen a fish stuck in a rock before i would of thought pulling him out by the tail would of been better than breaking the rock.. althought that could rip him up i spose how long was he out the water for ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennC Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 I should add here that I tended to buy smaller pieces of holey rock with as many holes as possible - to reduce weight, but also to provide hiding places and escape routes for fry. So, my pieces are probably more hazardous that other people's rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwah Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 wow.. 5 minutes out of water and he's fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennC Posted December 9, 2010 Author Share Posted December 9, 2010 I think we'd be surprised at how long some fish can stay alive outside of water. I'm always amazed when some of my shellie fry, especially brevis, jump out of the water and stick to the glass of the aquarium. They can say there for quite some time. Brevis must be able to handle low oxygen environments for if they have to duck into a shell for any length of time. When fishing, pelagic -high oxygen consuming- fish like bonito die really fast, but fish like blackfish (luderick) can survive for ages. Anyway, when I put the electric yellow back in the tank he sat on a rock on his side for quite a while, but then headed straight back into the holey rock. He's been shy and hasn't been hassling his female so much lately (I thought they were about to breed just before he got stuck in the rock). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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