What an awful thing to do!
I was cleaning this big resin ornament thing with caves in it, because it had too much green 'lawn' algae on it. I scrubbed it in a bucket outside, and then tipped the water out of the ornament, and then the bucket. I looked down and there's this poor little cory just sitting there on the concrete! I scooped him up and popped him back in the tank, and apart from being a little pale, he seems to have recovered.
To cap it all, I had left the ornament outside for 3 hours, because I had caught 2 swordtails to take them to my LFS (too many fish, and 2 males) So, he'd been sitting there inside one of the caves! Next time, I will count my fish before cleaning anything. Good thing I came home and cleaned the thing instead of leaving it until the next day, which I was tempted to do.
I'm sure experienced fishkeepers never do dumb stuff like that...do they?
I was cleaning this big resin ornament thing with caves in it, because it had too much green 'lawn' algae on it. I scrubbed it in a bucket outside, and then tipped the water out of the ornament, and then the bucket. I looked down and there's this poor little cory just sitting there on the concrete! I scooped him up and popped him back in the tank, and apart from being a little pale, he seems to have recovered.
To cap it all, I had left the ornament outside for 3 hours, because I had caught 2 swordtails to take them to my LFS (too many fish, and 2 males) So, he'd been sitting there inside one of the caves! Next time, I will count my fish before cleaning anything. Good thing I came home and cleaned the thing instead of leaving it until the next day, which I was tempted to do.
I'm sure experienced fishkeepers never do dumb stuff like that...do they?
