ODD BALL EMERGENCY!!!!!!!!!!&#

[samsung-401]

I've looked and loked and my rope fish is no where to be found!? He is not in his tank. I am pretty sure he could not get out but non the less he did. I can't find him he is know where near the tank. How far can he travle with out dying? Also my cats might have picked him up.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I can't stand it I'm going to explode.

 

[ryan]

Polypterides and Ropefish have an accessory breathing organ which means they can travel over land for short periods of time. Double check the tank and the whole room, otherwise I'd look at the Cats.

 

[StingrayKid]

Dude, I hate your cats. First your brother's Toad, now this.(If it was your cats anyways)

 

[samsung-401]

He is not anywhere in the room!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Could he have made it as far as 10-20 feet?

 

[StingrayKid]

I think you'll find him on the Whiskahs soft food comercial.(Just kidding) I think your cats might have got him. Have you checked his cave?

 

[samsung-401]

YUP, I think my kittys got him. bye bye little guy

 

[StingrayKid]

*takes hat off and puts it up to chest*

 

[BichirKeeper]

Are you positive it was your cat? Did you check your filter? Ropefish have a tendency to climb up filter outlets, so he might be in there.

 

[samsung-401]

no there is a cap covering the end of the filter.

 

[LadyMinion]

I suspect he may have gone down between your tank and the wall. Impossible to find unless you move the tank.

Ropefish are great escape artists.

 

[samsung-401]

The tank is on an iron stand very easy to access the back side off it as well as the bottm.

 

[SirMinion]

Have you checked inside the filter, or if you're using an undergravel filter, under the filter plate?

 

[samsung-401]

Yes I have checked and rechecked my litle guy is know where to be found.

 

[samsung-401]

I Found him, and he is still allive. I rechecked my filters and he had burried himself in the giant sponge in my filter. I had to cut the sponge to get him out. He has white spots on his body will he be ok?

 

[samthefishman]

Dammit, it could be ich.
are they just spots? or are like little bumps?
Just to be sure, i would go to the lfs and ask them for meds.