Fish stuck in overflow

[Codfish]

I’m so sry, I thought you said you found him in the sump and got him out. Now realizing he is still stuck in the overflow. My bad!

 

[abagail]

I’m so sry, I thought you said you found him in the sump and got him out. Now realizing he is still stuck in the overflow. My bad!

omg youre fine im giving him a break so i dont stress him out too much and hopefully he may come back out from behind the tubes as i cant do much when hes back there. im hoping i can think of something to get him out but at this point he may just be one with the overflow

 

[Tray21]

What if you put the net in the overflow let it stay there for a while so he gets used to it being in there with him. could even try baiting the net with some food and when he goes in to eat then scoop it up.

 

[workhz]

Green chromis you say? Keep it in the overflow ;)

Yank drain. Collect from sump.

 

[ZoWhat]

Feed him metal pellets then use a magnet

 

[ff2807]

So I have a green chromis stuck in my overflow and no matter what i cant net him because hes so fast, anyone know how to get him out??

3.0 hook and a bloodworm

 

[Freenow54]

Your overflow is the same as mine. DO not pull out drain pipe or your fish will end up in the piping just like flushing the toilet. Hopefully you have a shut off on the drain. If not shut off pump. The water will drain a bit but you have anti siphon protection. Once pump is shut off close drain or plug the drain. Then it is safe to pull out the drain pipe, and you can catch it with a net. I have had do do it more that once when my female clown chased the male into it.

 

[Codfish]

omg youre fine im giving him a break so i dont stress him out too much and hopefully he may come back out from behind the tubes as i cant do much when hes back there. im hoping i can think of something to get him out but at this point he may just be one with the overflow

lol ok good luck, I’ll try to think of some ideas

 

[abagail]

Your overflow is the same as mine. DO not pull out drain pipe or your fish will end up in the piping just like flushing the toilet. Hopefully you have a shut off on the drain. If not shut off pump. The water will drain a bit but you have anti siphon protection. Once pump is shut off close drain or plug the drain. Then it is safe to pull out the drain pipe, and you can catch it with a net. I have had do do it more that once when my female clown chased the male into it.

I pulled it out twice with no issues luckily, i have to cover it now because they keep heading in there somehow

 

[Freenow54]

I pulled it out twice with no issues luckily, i have to cover it now because they keep heading in there somehow

Great glad it worked out I did the same. After a while they will settle down. Has not happened in a couple of months