Beam me up Scotty

[Fishmanic]

I was running the Python water changer to do my water change. I did a gravel clean and then rested the large tube in the tank and just watched it from my easy chair just in case a fish decides to take a ride. Well, my Gourami did just that. He was about 1 inch from going into the small tubing when I noticed the Gourami in the tube just in time. I lifted the tube out of the water and he quickly dropped back into the tank. He went down to the bottom of the tank and stayed there for about a half hour.

Now he's luckily back to his usually self swimming about the tank. Doesn't seem to be injured. I hope he learned his lesson and won't try that again.

 

[Colin_T]

It won't. Female Bettas, tiger barbs, and some gouramis and tetras are just plain stupid and will go into the gravel cleaner every time you put it in the tank

 

[AtomicFish]

yeah thats true I once had a male betta a long time ago that got stuck in a hole in a decoration and died the hole was too small for it.

 

[Fishmanic]

Yeh, my tiger barbs have done it too.

 

[Gypsum]

I stick a net over my Python so fish can't get on the giant waterslide of death. Had a couple close calls.

 

[TheTenthDoctor]

I was running the Python water changer to do my water change. I did a gravel clean and then rested the large tube in the tank and just watched it from my easy chair just in case a fish decides to take a ride. Well, my Gourami did just that. He was about 1 inch from going into the small tubing when I noticed the Gourami in the tube just in time. I lifted the tube out of the water and he quickly dropped back into the tank. He went down to the bottom of the tank and stayed there for about a half hour.

Now he's luckily back to his usually self swimming about the tank. Doesn't seem to be injured. I hope he learned his lesson and won't try that again.

This happened to me with a betta. He swam so close and I didn't see him. He died later, I think largely due to the trauma.