ctsniper86 Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Help me!!!! I recently stripped my tank back and cleaned it out and washed the stones and re scaped it. When i did this i put all the fish in a large 4 foot holding tank, with my plants floating on the top and my ornaments just sitting on the bottom. My fire ell has found a hidey hole in my castle ornament, its big enuf that he can get in and turn around. I have returned all my other fish to the original tank except the fire eel who is still in his hidey hole. there is no room for the castle in the tank and i need to get the fire eel out to move him to the main tank. Any ideas how i can get the eel out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Food? Or carefully lift it out of the water a few times and see if he's interested in coming out.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 move ornament and eel to main tank , then remove ornament when he decides to leave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsniper86 Posted October 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 I've tried food but he doesn't seem to want to come out. He just sticks his head out a bit. and even if I pull it out of the water he stay in there, thats how he got to the holding tank originally. I couldn't find him and saw him the next morning with his head poking out in the holding tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsniper86 Posted October 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 There's no room to put the castle into the tank, have got a large piece of driftwood in there now, only had two little ornaments before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 Id just persevere with the above.. Maybe give the ornament a wee tap over the tank and see if he pops out.. Is there anyway you can jam the ornament in the tank you want him in for a while to see if he comes out to his old hiding places? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsniper86 Posted October 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 I suppose i could see if i could maybe jam it in the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snookie Posted October 21, 2007 Report Share Posted October 21, 2007 how large is eel and tank? , also castle wont be in forever just until eel comes out 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ctsniper86 Posted October 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 Tank is 4 foot, eel is about 15cm. Have managed to get it out, After some large taps on the top of the castle and he slid out and preceeded to hid in another ornament. He's in the new tank now. Finally, now i can turn the holding tank into an african chichlid tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanjury Posted October 22, 2007 Report Share Posted October 22, 2007 Good choice man Africans are awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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