geleen Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Small hole in the cover, well thought the full grown SAE. LETS JUMP. 😥 Oops falling falling, no more water....oh oh.😱😱 So I walk in the room because of the wierd noise, took a full minute to figure out there is a fish flopping behind the tank.....go get a broom and ladder.. Move the fish 7 feet with the stick in a 3 inch space somewhat cluttered with hoses and cables and a few years of stuff. Fish still moves,put fish in tank, sinks like rock but some fin movement...... Now a week later fully recovered, it must of been out of water for at least 3-4 minutes,fell 4 feet and appears to be okay. 😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PistolPete Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Haha cool story. Animals have a strong survival instinct. I cleaned out a tank once. Took out my lace rock. Let the let lace rock lay in a large Tupperware for six hours. When I went to put the lace rock back in I noticed a little noise in the rock. There in a hole with a little moisture left in it was a oil cat. Alive and well. Still lives to this day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigs Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 LOL nuts, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayba Posted November 11, 2014 Report Share Posted November 11, 2014 That's awesome! I had a Barilius Canarensis do almost the same thing. He jumped out and ended up stuck behind the tank on the rack, between the 1 inch styrofrom the rack shelf and the wall. I used a stick to flick him along for a couple feet and a couple minutes. Tossed him back in the tank covered in dryer lint and missing a ton of scales. Didn't seem to phase him after a couple days. Tough SOB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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