Aqualady40
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Help, my oto has gotten caught in my net...I had to cut the net where it got stuck to free him/her however the net is still attached....what do I do to free him/her of that piece?
I was trying to place him back in his tank with the net and he got caught on it somehow...anywho what do i do to get the little piece that is still attached to him off?
Not much you can do but try to cut it off carefully.
Get a finer mesh net for the future.
If you decide to do this try to catch him and put him in a small bowl of tank water so you can keep him wet. You might need a second pair of hands.
Where is the net on his body ? Pictures ?
looks lie I was on my own figuring this out so I decided to update this just in case anyone ever encounter this, I placed oto in a shallow container with tank water, took 2 pair of tweezers and pulled the net material left and right all around the sides...yayyy freed him/her 98%....nothing but a couple strings and hopefully they will free themselves....
The same thing happened to my Pictus cat. After a few weeks the net fell off. Only difference is the net was on his fin which also Came off so I don't know what will happen here.