illuminum
Aquarium Advice Freak
I was mindong my own business when I started hearing some very bizarre noises coming from my 30 gallon tank. I turn on the lights to see what's up and I see chunks of algae everywhere. Then I start checking to see if all my fish were there. I couldnt find my ropefish...
I opened the hood of the tank and I caught my ropefish hanging around ontop of the filter media in the filtration system! He had climbed up through the return, dislocated the bio-wheel, and climbed into the compartment where the filter cartridge is. That's not all. When I opened the hood, he immediately peeked out of the tank and wiggled its way out of the tank and onto the cabinet. I panicked and tried to grab him but he was too slippery. He fell to the floor and I was at a loss as of what to do so I took off my shirt, grabbed him with my shirt and threw him back into the tank. This fish is seriously out of control.
This is my 3rd ropefish. The first literally disappeared while I was on vacation never to be found again. The second I found dried up on the floor one morning (I thought I had pludded the escape hole but I was wrong). After I patched every conceivable hole one could crawl out of I purchased my third. He had escaped once when I left the room duting water changes and left the hood open. He has a death wish or something. He's about 1 foot long now.
Just thought I'd share this story with you all. Any ropefish owners have any similar stories?
I opened the hood of the tank and I caught my ropefish hanging around ontop of the filter media in the filtration system! He had climbed up through the return, dislocated the bio-wheel, and climbed into the compartment where the filter cartridge is. That's not all. When I opened the hood, he immediately peeked out of the tank and wiggled its way out of the tank and onto the cabinet. I panicked and tried to grab him but he was too slippery. He fell to the floor and I was at a loss as of what to do so I took off my shirt, grabbed him with my shirt and threw him back into the tank. This fish is seriously out of control.
This is my 3rd ropefish. The first literally disappeared while I was on vacation never to be found again. The second I found dried up on the floor one morning (I thought I had pludded the escape hole but I was wrong). After I patched every conceivable hole one could crawl out of I purchased my third. He had escaped once when I left the room duting water changes and left the hood open. He has a death wish or something. He's about 1 foot long now.
Just thought I'd share this story with you all. Any ropefish owners have any similar stories?