Clownfish got stuck in filter

michaelr · 11/12/2011, 10:21 AM

Hey everyone,
First off thank you for the help. Like my tittle says i woke up and went downstairs only to find the smaller of my mating clownfish stuck in the filter intake. I quickly turned off the filter and he was still alive and is swimming. I dont know how long he was stuck on it. He is now swimming ok ( it looks a bit off but he can still move up and down the water column) I made a makeshift intake cover out of filter sponge. Anything i should do to make sure the fish will be ok? He has a little mark on his side where it is a little different colored but not red colored. Thanks for the help.
Sincerely,
Michael R

moondoggy4 · 11/12/2011, 03:17 PM

What kind of filter is it?

dunc101 · 11/12/2011, 04:38 PM

I think you have already taken the correct steps in putting a sponge over the in take. The only other thing I know of that you could do is just watch the fish for the next couple of days or so and make sure he is eating and not being picked on. You may also consider putting him in a QT tank by himself if he seems on the weak side for a few weeks until he is nourished back to normal.

chefgreg · 11/12/2011, 04:41 PM

Watch for signs of infection around those spots and be prrepared with some meds

freetareef · 11/12/2011, 05:00 PM

nice job on correcting the problem!! Glad you found him so fast and he wasn't dead!!

Reefaddict24 · 11/12/2011, 06:26 PM

Good luck on his recovery

michaelr · 11/13/2011, 09:09 AM

Update: I found him dead later that day he found his way into the powerhead intake and yeah.. He was in a qt tank btw i had just gotten him and a female pair and they were in the qt process

moondoggy4 · 11/13/2011, 11:41 AM

Sorry to hear about your loss, it sucks losing a fish.

michaelr · 11/13/2011, 12:45 PM

yeah it does. This was nothing compared to the loss i had through ich. Never gets easy.

11/12/2011, 10:21 AM	#1
michaelr Young Reefer Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Missouri Posts: 507	Clownfish got stuck in filter Hey everyone, First off thank you for the help. Like my tittle says i woke up and went downstairs only to find the smaller of my mating clownfish stuck in the filter intake. I quickly turned off the filter and he was still alive and is swimming. I dont know how long he was stuck on it. He is now swimming ok ( it looks a bit off but he can still move up and down the water column) I made a makeshift intake cover out of filter sponge. Anything i should do to make sure the fish will be ok? He has a little mark on his side where it is a little different colored but not red colored. Thanks for the help. Sincerely, Michael R __________________ I wish there was an undo button on reef keeping Current Tank Info: 55 long and 28 gallon biocube

11/12/2011, 04:41 PM	#4
chefgreg Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 123	Watch for signs of infection around those spots and be prrepared with some meds __________________ Some fish are for "looking" and some are for "cooking" :) If they get to big for my DT, well lets just say, dinner's on! J/K!!! 40 Br w/ 20 g sump/fuge reef tank. 135 FOWLR w/ 55 g sump/fuge...

11/13/2011, 09:09 AM	#7
michaelr Young Reefer Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Missouri Posts: 507	Update: I found him dead later that day he found his way into the powerhead intake and yeah.. He was in a qt tank btw i had just gotten him and a female pair and they were in the qt process __________________ I wish there was an undo button on reef keeping Current Tank Info: 55 long and 28 gallon biocube

11/13/2011, 12:45 PM	#9
michaelr Young Reefer Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Missouri Posts: 507	yeah it does. This was nothing compared to the loss i had through ich. Never gets easy. __________________ I wish there was an undo button on reef keeping Current Tank Info: 55 long and 28 gallon biocube

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11/12/2011, 03:17 PM	#2
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	What kind of filter is it?

11/12/2011, 04:38 PM	#3
dunc101 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 758	I think you have already taken the correct steps in putting a sponge over the in take. The only other thing I know of that you could do is just watch the fish for the next couple of days or so and make sure he is eating and not being picked on. You may also consider putting him in a QT tank by himself if he seems on the weak side for a few weeks until he is nourished back to normal.

11/12/2011, 05:00 PM	#5
freetareef Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 442	nice job on correcting the problem!! Glad you found him so fast and he wasn't dead!!

11/12/2011, 06:26 PM	#6
Reefaddict24 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 66	Good luck on his recovery

11/13/2011, 11:41 AM	#8
moondoggy4 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: menifee So cal Posts: 11,042	Sorry to hear about your loss, it sucks losing a fish.