Came Home to Banggai in Powerhead

[Zakary2003]

Title says it all. I came home to find my new banggai cardinal stuck to my ai nero 3 powerhead. It had an anemone guard, so it didn't get sucked in all the way. I don't know if it got sucked in and then injured or if it was already not able to swim. All I know is that I've had it for 3 days and it was eating and swimming fine about 2 hours ago, before I left. It's still breathing and tried to swim away when I pulled it off the powerhead, but it isn't able to stay upright or stay swimming. I have it in an acclimation box now because the hermit crabs were making me nervious and I've cut the tank lights to give it a chance to calm down. What else can I do to help it? There isn't any significant physical damage that I can see at least, other than some mildly tattered fins.

 

[littlefoxx]

Waiting game unfortunately. Must have been struggling to get sucked into a powerhead. Never had a healthy fish do that

 

[exnisstech]

^Agreed^ I've only ever seen one healthy fish swim into a powerhead and it swam strait in after food and chop chop. If it was stuck to the PH it's most likely because it was to weak.

 

[Zakary2003]

Waiting game unfortunately. Must have been struggling to get sucked into a powerhead. Never had a healthy fish do that

Yeah, I've had a few struggling fish die that way too. But this guy seemed super healthy. He was swimming and eating just fine a few hours ago. Usually it's a much slower decline in my experience.

 

[exnisstech]

Yeah, I've had a few struggling fish die that way too. But this guy seemed super healthy. He was swimming and eating just fine a few hours ago. Usually it's a much slower decline in my experience.

Unfortunately fish deaths can happen quickly at times. It sucks because when it happens fast it ussualy ends up a mystery IME. I lost a hippo not too long ago that I had for over 5 years. All good when I went to bed and when I fed in the am she didn't come out to eat. Found her in the rocks

 

[Zakary2003]

It's dead.

 

[Tony Tanks]

I have had a few fish in the last few months get stuck and die on my Ecotech mp60 powerhead. I put a cover over the powerhead that I got on eBay. I am wondering if it Is better with or without the cover. I took it off to see what happens in the future. Has anyone had the same problem?