kriswaters Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 The Waters' reef tank suffered its first tragedy tonight. We found Grumpy, the sixline wrasse on the floor in front of the tank about ten minutes ago. I picked him up and thought instantly that he was dead. I quickly stuck him in the sump, washed all the dog hair off of him, then was amazed as his little gills started moving. With in a few minutes his fins were moving and he was swimming in my hand. i returned him to the main tank and a few moments later he swam out of my hand. He now sits on the bottom, not moving much except to keep himself upright. I'm crushed....but hope that Grumpy will survive. I will keep you updated and i will make a grate to ensure that none of the other fish jump out. If i lose Grumpy he will certainly be replaced with Grumpy Jr. He is, and hopefully, remains to be a cool fish. Kris and Rylie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Hopefully he survives. Carpet surfing sucks:eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriswaters Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 Update, We fished him out of the main tank and put him in the sump. This way, if death becomes him, I can find him before he contaminates the tank. Poor Grump...I feel really bad. I was cleaning, and God only knows how long that fish was out of water. Kris and Rylie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriswaters Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 Several hours later, and Grumpy seems ok. He is swimming around the fuge area in the sump. Only time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePremiumAquarium Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 good luck with the little guy. I recently had a very similar incedent happen with my lawnmower blenny JD. He sadly died after 6 hours back in the tank. Hopefully grumpy does not suffer the same fate. Garrett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Good thoughts for Grumpy! I hope you found him in time! We lost our sixline through jumping out, though I can't be sure. We never found the body, but she was there one moment, and then never seen again. I'm keeping a cover on ever since. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Let's hope that Grumpy pulls through dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriswaters Posted July 17, 2007 Author Share Posted July 17, 2007 Grumpy may just fine after all. He was hiding in the rock in the fuge and when I moved it he promptly shot off and jumped into the baffle section. I turned off the return...didn't want sushi, and managed to corral him into a corner of the fuge again. As I pulled him out, he jumped straight up out of my hand! Some how, I managed to catch him in mid air! He went back into the display and down in the rocks for cover. Last night, his little frown lines on his eyes were no longer white...today those were back! This story hopefully will turn to "The survival of Grumpy"! Thanks, Kris and Rylie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Sounds like an extremely jumpy fish! Do you have any eggcrate around for a temporary cover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kriswaters Posted July 19, 2007 Author Share Posted July 19, 2007 Grumpy update: The fish is fine! He was out swimming around the rocks today and even ate. I purchased some egg crate for the top of the tank. This will hopefully prevent any further carpet surfing episodes! Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted July 19, 2007 Share Posted July 19, 2007 Good to hear. My sixline lasted 2 hours in my tank, they sure love to carpet surf!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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