Unbelievable

Docbones · 03/07/2006, 10:36 PM

Ok in May of last year (2005) me and a friend both went to the LFS and bought a pair of Clownfish. In mid September (2005) one of his clowns came up missing and he never found the corpse, so naturally we assumed that the clean up crew had done its job and eaten the corpse.

Tonight he was taking taking down the tank , selling it to put money into rebuilding a car, and what does he find living in the overflow....the missing Clownfish. Somehow it has managed to live in the built in overflow for almost 6 months this has to be the worlds toughest Clownfish. I went and picked up the fish it is now living in my Nano Cube ......must seem like the ocean compared to a overflow in a 65 gallon tank.

Zoalander · 03/07/2006, 10:47 PM

Wow that is incredible. Do you have pics? You should name it Chuck Norris.

RevHtree · 03/07/2006, 10:48 PM

Cool story! I had a friend of mine get ick in his tank. He had lost a clown a few months earlier. He did a 12week fishless tank, so he thought until he found the clown in the overflow after the treatment was up. So he went another 8 weeks...LOL!

fish are life · 03/07/2006, 11:15 PM

well this isnt about fish in a overflow box but my zebra morray did slither his way out of my tank one night and i found him the next morning about 50ft from the tank flopping about and he is still alive today. i dont know how long he was out for.

nemofish2217 · 03/07/2006, 11:17 PM

HAHAHA....ROFLMAO.... Chuck Norris...... Naw, he would have just stared at the overflow box until it poured him back into the tank....

cfarrow2 · 03/07/2006, 11:32 PM

Chuck Norris doesn't go hunting, Chuck Norris goes killin'.

mg426 · 03/07/2006, 11:42 PM

I had a clown do the same thing, but it was only about three days.

EnFuego · 03/07/2006, 11:50 PM

I had a midas blenny go missing for about a month and found him under the couch (however, he was not alive)...wait...i guess thats a bit different from these other stories.

bswedenburg · 03/07/2006, 11:57 PM

hmmm...chuck norris isn't a real guy fellas....hate to be the one to tell ya! it's easy to be tough, when you pay the other guys to fall down....(yes, this qualifies as a reality check)

davidryder · 03/08/2006, 12:21 AM

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Originally posted by fish are life
well this isnt about fish in a overflow box but my zebra morray did slither his way out of my tank one night and i found him the next morning about 50ft from the tank flopping about and he is still alive today.

terrible terrible terrible... we had a snowflake in our sumps at the store that was almost 2 ft long and probably 2 years old. when i first started working there i thought it would be wise to put it in a display tank (who would buy a fish they can't see?) and the next morning he was dried up on the floor... haha not so funny

davidryder · 03/08/2006, 12:22 AM

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Originally posted by bswedenburg
hmmm...chuck norris isn't a real guy fellas....hate to be the one to tell ya! it's easy to be tough, when you pay the other guys to fall down....(yes, this qualifies as a reality check)

when superman goes to bed, he wears chuck norris pajamas hahaha there are hundreds of these jokes out there... and they are pretty funny... sorry i think we're getting off topic here

Docbones · 03/08/2006, 04:00 PM

Well when i put the clown in the Nano he didnt act to good but hes doing great today , altough hes very shy. I guess living in an overflow for 6 months and not seeing ANYTHING would cause that.

Eugene Ciccimaro · 03/08/2006, 04:05 PM

I thought you were going to say that after his clown dissapeared for months, it appeared in your tank mated.

coryherby · 03/08/2006, 05:15 PM

this isn't about chuck norris but (and I honestly hate his movies and never really liked him) to call him not tough you don't know much about him. He is a six time undefeated World Professional MiddleWeight Karate Champion from 1968 to 1974. In 68 he was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame as a fighter and again in 1975 as an instructor. Sorry just thought I would correct that statement. I would of hated to run into that guy in a dark alley in his heyday.

Back on subject. I check my overflows pretty regularly for stuff. The only thing i have found are nassarius snails. I save those. Don't think i would bother with other snails but since those like substrate i get them out.

fish are life · 03/08/2006, 10:34 PM

when cuck norris does a push up he doesnt go up the world moves down...lol

chuck norris pulled down his pants once and a eclips occured.

wetWolger · 03/08/2006, 10:44 PM

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Originally posted by Docbones
Well when i put the clown in the Nano he didnt act to good but hes doing great today , altough hes very shy. I guess living in an overflow for 6 months and not seeing ANYTHING would cause that.

I can only imagine what that would do to your personality. Not quite the same since clowns are not self aware, but can you imagine being in solitary confinment for 6 months? You would never be the same, honestly insane.

hawaiianwargod · 03/09/2006, 01:29 AM

CHUCK NORRIS RULES !!! BTW, that is one tough clown. Amazing indeed!

03/07/2006, 10:36 PM	#1
Docbones Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lebanon, Oh Posts: 38	Unbelievable Ok in May of last year (2005) me and a friend both went to the LFS and bought a pair of Clownfish. In mid September (2005) one of his clowns came up missing and he never found the corpse, so naturally we assumed that the clean up crew had done its job and eaten the corpse. Tonight he was taking taking down the tank , selling it to put money into rebuilding a car, and what does he find living in the overflow....the missing Clownfish. Somehow it has managed to live in the built in overflow for almost 6 months this has to be the worlds toughest Clownfish. I went and picked up the fish it is now living in my Nano Cube ......must seem like the ocean compared to a overflow in a 65 gallon tank.

03/07/2006, 10:47 PM	#2
Zoalander Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oak Park Illinois Posts: 1,571	Wow that is incredible. Do you have pics? You should name it Chuck Norris. __________________ Previously known as Vetter1980 Current Tank Info: 36x36x10 frag tank

03/07/2006, 11:32 PM	#6
cfarrow2 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Overland Park, KS Posts: 626	Chuck Norris doesn't go hunting, Chuck Norris goes killin'. __________________ Happiness is contagious. What are you spreading? Current Tank Info: 55 gal. 216 W. T5s. Wet/dry sump w/ Mag 5 return. Softies, 3 fish, shrimp, urchin. HA factory for the time being.

03/07/2006, 11:42 PM	#7
mg426 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: maryland Posts: 6,923	I had a clown do the same thing, but it was only about three days. __________________ I found a way to make a small fortune running a reef tank. Start with a large fortune. Unofficial President of the SEACLONE haters club Current Tank Info: 125 mixed reef 110 lbs LR, 1x250watt XM 20K MH 2x175watt XM 20K MH on Magetics 2X96 watt actinic PC, 220 watt VHO actinic, 30 gallon refugium, closed loop system powered by Sequence Dart MSX 200 skimmer 38 gallon sump, Oceansmotions squirt

03/08/2006, 04:05 PM	#13
Eugene Ciccimaro Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Outside Phila. Posts: 136	I thought you were going to say that after his clown dissapeared for months, it appeared in your tank mated. __________________ I think its becoming a mental disorder. Current Tank Info: 50g display, 10g sump, 10g fug, PC orbit

03/07/2006, 10:48 PM	#3
RevHtree Registered Member. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chattanooga, Tn. Posts: 2,742	Cool story! I had a friend of mine get ick in his tank. He had lost a clown a few months earlier. He did a 12week fishless tank, so he thought until he found the clown in the overflow after the treatment was up. So he went another 8 weeks...LOL!

03/07/2006, 11:15 PM	#4
fish are life Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: tucson AZ Posts: 171	well this isnt about fish in a overflow box but my zebra morray did slither his way out of my tank one night and i found him the next morning about 50ft from the tank flopping about and he is still alive today. i dont know how long he was out for.

03/07/2006, 11:17 PM	#5
nemofish2217 Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: South Carolina Posts: 1,606	HAHAHA....ROFLMAO.... Chuck Norris...... Naw, he would have just stared at the overflow box until it poured him back into the tank....

03/07/2006, 11:50 PM	#8
EnFuego Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Francisco Posts: 453	I had a midas blenny go missing for about a month and found him under the couch (however, he was not alive)...wait...i guess thats a bit different from these other stories.

03/07/2006, 11:57 PM	#9
bswedenburg Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Everett, Wa Posts: 250	hmmm...chuck norris isn't a real guy fellas....hate to be the one to tell ya! it's easy to be tough, when you pay the other guys to fall down....(yes, this qualifies as a reality check)

03/08/2006, 04:00 PM	#12
Docbones Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Lebanon, Oh Posts: 38	Well when i put the clown in the Nano he didnt act to good but hes doing great today , altough hes very shy. I guess living in an overflow for 6 months and not seeing ANYTHING would cause that.

03/08/2006, 05:15 PM	#14
coryherby Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 203	this isn't about chuck norris but (and I honestly hate his movies and never really liked him) to call him not tough you don't know much about him. He is a six time undefeated World Professional MiddleWeight Karate Champion from 1968 to 1974. In 68 he was inducted into the Black Belt Hall of Fame as a fighter and again in 1975 as an instructor. Sorry just thought I would correct that statement. I would of hated to run into that guy in a dark alley in his heyday. Back on subject. I check my overflows pretty regularly for stuff. The only thing i have found are nassarius snails. I save those. Don't think i would bother with other snails but since those like substrate i get them out.

03/08/2006, 10:34 PM	#15
fish are life Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: tucson AZ Posts: 171	when cuck norris does a push up he doesnt go up the world moves down...lol chuck norris pulled down his pants once and a eclips occured.

03/09/2006, 01:29 AM	#17
hawaiianwargod Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: 11 54' N, 121 55' E Posts: 1,836	CHUCK NORRIS RULES !!! BTW, that is one tough clown. Amazing indeed! __________________ "To be a successful reefer, one must master the art of mimicry" ~Hawaiianwargod~ [E] levated [L] evel [O] f [S] weetness Current Tank Info: 210+ - "G" Elos 160XL [~]