Eman08 Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Ok i have a weird situation. In my community tank i have a piece of drift wood that has some holes in it. a few weeks ago my dwarf gourami managed to get stuck and die in the hole... he was really wedged in there when it tried to remove him. this morning before leaving for work i noticed my last gouarmi was also stuck in the same hole.... I tried giving him a gentle push back out the way he came but was really wedged in there again... since i didn't have time to deal with it before work I'm hoping he can make it through the day and maybe get him out when I get home, but I do not feel very confident I will be able to get him out with out seriously damaging him if he is stuck the way his brother was.. Any thoughts or suggestions?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJIsaac Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 It might just be looking for a place to rest on/in. Like Betta fish do, You could try filling in the hole, or making it big enough that they cannot get stuck inside it. You can pick up types of aquarium decorations that could do the same thing, such as a Betta Hammock, or the like, and see if the Gourami prefers it over the driftwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eman08 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Ya I had thought of trying to put a plant or something in the hole to stop it from happening again, but my bigger concern is trying to get him unstuck with out damaging him... any tips for that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 Try using some cooking spray to unstick him.. Non toxic unless you fry him... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJIsaac Posted March 27, 2014 Report Share Posted March 27, 2014 if he is stuck, he wont be eating, might get skinny enough to pop out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishclubgirl Posted March 29, 2014 Report Share Posted March 29, 2014 I'm amazed a dwarf gourami would be depressed, if any labyrinth fish would be down, it would be the "blue" gourami.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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