3D Background Problems

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number1sixerfan

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I have a pangea 3d background in my tank. Unfortunately, I cut it too much width wise, and the fish can swim in the back.:headshake2: Basically, there is a two inch opening on each end of the background.

This presents a problem. The smallest discus in my planted tank hid(was getting bullied) in the back so much that he never got fed. He just died. I can't fit the net behind the tank and I am worried about it affecting the other fish.

I'm also worried that if it's not decomposed by the time I move(one month) that it will cause some problems. Should I just let nature run it's course? It seems that I have no choice since I can't get back there. Keep in mind this is a 6 inch fish.

Lastly, I feel like there is no way to prevent these fish from going in the back. It makes me want to get rid of the tank(72g bow). I have thought about dividers, but the wholes on the side are slighty big and uneven. Any thoughts.

It is a beautiful background, but it is causing me some headaches.

4 month old pic.
 

number1sixerfan

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Come on! lol

I'm moving soon, any opinions?
 

crimsonmoon

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do you have any long tweasers? or scissors maybe? i would even resort to bending a wire hanger to try to get it out...i def would do a lot of things before just letting it rot away in my tank. the tank is fairly small to just let a fish of that size decompose...
just my thoughts
 

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I can think of a couple options...

1- Drain the tank and patch the holes with Silicone

2- Put big rock piles in the corners

3- Mesh with java moss?

4- Take the background off.. and paint the back of the tank (on the outside) or put a photo-background on it (or plain paper/plastic)

as far as getting the fish out I dont really know how.. but I would recommend trying-- hes pretty large and with nothing to eat it you could have nitrate issues
 

number1sixerfan

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Well, I've tried everything to get it out. It's not happening. I will do two water changes this week. I'm sure the fish will be fine. The tank is overfiltrated heavily(eheim canister and coral life UV).

As for the holes, I think am going to try a large rock pile. Wish me luck. It seems that no matter how small the hole, a fish will try to fit in it. lol
 

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i wish you the best of luck then
btw, i would try doing a water change every day or every other day with fish that big decomposing, but thats just me
;D good luck
 

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Get a siphon going with a smallish hose, then siphon it up so it gets stuck to the end of the hose, and lift it out.

When you are breaking the tank down to move I would silicone the background so fish can't get back there any more.
 

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Maybe take out the background long enough to remove corpses at least? Some sort of netting or eggcrate could probably be used to close the areas off to fish.
 

number1sixerfan

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It isn't much of an option to remove the background. It is siliconed to the bottom of the tank. I mean, I could break everything down and take it out permanently, but I paid $200+ for it. So I'm going to try and block off the openings first.

I managed to get the fish out though today, after playing around with it for a 20 minutes. I am going to get landscaping boulders, and try and block the wholes like that. My only concern is arranging them in a way that there is NO chance that they will fall over.

This shall be interesting. lol Thanks everyone for the suggestions.
 
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