Fish in Overflow

[Ross]

Originally Posted by intarsiabox

That's a great idea but I'll first have to find something I can grab him with. I don't have enough room to get my hand in but if I take out my emergency stand pipe it might just do the trick. Thanks!

Turn off the water, let the over flow fill to the same level as the tank, then stick a large diameter hose in there and blow as much air as your lungs can can in below the fish.

Eventually the bubbles lift them out...

Worked for my 6 line that wedged its self into a corner and wouldnt budge.

[intarsiabox]

Well I got the fish out! I drained the overflow down to 1/2" of water from the bottom, got a small net and used a plastic claw extention to hold and grabbed the goby. I put him in the display tank, filled up the overflow again, turned around to get the mesh lid and the little bugger jumped up into the air and right back into the overflow. Repeated the process but this time left him in the net until the lid was back on before releasing him. He is currently staring at me and swishing his tail very angerily. Thanks for the ideas!