Yikes....not sure what to do.....help!!!

[Jenndarlin]

My fish friends arn't answering their phones so I thought I would try this....Overnight my colt coral got loose from my current attempts at restraint. It got sucked 1/2 into the intake valve for my maxi-jet 1200. It is not 1/2 inside, 1/2 outside the little slats in the valve. Pics attached....

I don't know how to get him out of there short of breaking the plastic and I don't want to "rip" him in the process.

Thanx
Jenn