Michael
Aquarium Advice Activist
So, I did my water change on my African tank the other day. The tank sits next to my 300 gallon tank. After I was done I went upstairs for about an hour, then I came down to feed all the tanks. When I came down I found an Otto from my 300 laying on the floor pretty dry and all curled up. He somehow jumped from my 300. I picked him up, he was hard and I looked in disbelief. I got a cup of tank water and put him in. While looking at him closely, just to inspect, he twitched! Made me jump. I swished to water around and he twitched again. I got a net and laid it over the tank with the netting in the water and I put him in. Added an air stone. Every now & then I would get a twitch. After about 15 minutes he was straight but still not moving much, having trouble staying up-right. 10 minutes later he was trying to get out of the net, I released him and he swam off. That was 4 days ago and he seems fine.
Morale of the story, don't assume anything with these fish, give them every chance you can, they may surprise you. I could have easily just tossed him.
Morale of the story, don't assume anything with these fish, give them every chance you can, they may surprise you. I could have easily just tossed him.
