Saltfinsax Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Well I noticed my Hippo was around. I had to tear his bed out "volley ball size Hydno as it was too big". So started doing the big search for him and found him in my over flow box. So thats my job for the day. Looking for some idea as them Hippos are super wedges. Been trying to poke at him and scare him into the net with no success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyInside Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 pair of bacon tongs with some cloth wrapped around the metal parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfinsax Posted February 19, 2011 Author Share Posted February 19, 2011 Kinda like that but it allmost 22" down to the bottom. Thinking of draining as much water as I can from the box and making a long spoon thing and push him into the little net that I can get in there. Just can't move they net once it down there. I guess if I had to I could just take the outgoing bulkhead and push him through there. That dosent sound fun though. Back to work I go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I have heard of people catching aquarium fish with a very small hook and line. Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfinsax Posted February 19, 2011 Author Share Posted February 19, 2011 That does work. But I don't think he will take the bait as I have to turn the main pump off to see down there. Then he/she would know I was up to something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoobtoSalt Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Just become stretch arm strong and reach in and grab him. Good luck on the fishing trip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnkrcklives Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 I just went through this only with a sleeper goby. I took a piece of plastic bag with strings tied on two sides got it undeneath him and slowly pulled it up till he was close to the top then just grabbed him. Took me like 10 minutes. Good luck... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltfinsax Posted February 20, 2011 Author Share Posted February 20, 2011 OK got the little bugger out safe and sound. I had to make a long spoon thing out of a fiberglass arrow shaft and cottage cheese lid. Drained the water as much as I could (to a 1/4") and went for it. After chasing and scooping for about 10 min of total stress and having him to the top about 4 or 5 times. I think I took more stress then he did as we was out and about the same old way in about 30 min. The spoon [/img] The unreachable overflow box [/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewisriverfisherman Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Im glad that everybody came out of that ordeal OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stylaster Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 way to macgyver it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gill Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 So he must have jumped to get in there??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitchell Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 OK got the little bugger out safe and sound. I had to make a long spoon thing out of a fiberglass arrow shaft and cottage cheese lid. Drained the water as much as I could (to a 1/4") and went for it. After chasing and scooping for about 10 min of total stress and having him to the top about 4 or 5 times. I think I took more stress then he did as we was out and about the same old way in about 30 min. Haha that reminds me of the hours I spent one night "fishing" for my clownfish with a bent paperclip with mysis "bait". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeFit Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 i used to have a 15G biocube and we kept losing gobies, literally had at least 3 disappear consecutively in about 2 weeks. well one day i was cleaning out the sump in the back and low and behold theirs 3 gobies living back there for 2 weeks! poor things look like scrawny death. i got them all out and put them back in the display and then had 4 gobies, so i blocked the hole off. LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gradth Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Good work steve. Had my share of those. Found my male bluethroat trigger in one of my overflows a couple weeks ago. He gets a bit excited chasing food. Had a blenny, a perc and a wrasse in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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