Dried Ornate Goby

[weez1959]

Before I continue, let me say that my tank is now covered!
I had visitors over about 2 weeks ago and there were some small kids also, anyways I'm showing the tank to everyone and the kids are all amazed over the fish and of course Nemo! So I'm looking around in the tank and I can't find my goby anywhere so I discretely look around the floor and there he is all dried up and shrivelled. I didn't want to alarm the kids so I decided to pick him up after everyone left.....
2 hours later everyone leaves I walk to the bathroom to get a tissue to pick up my poor fish and as I'm peeling him off the floor I feel a tiny wiggle!!!
I hurried up and put him in my QT and he sinks to the bottom. I looked at him closely and notice he's breathing ever so slightly. I added some stress guard to the tank, turned out the lights and left him alone until the next day. Next morning I go to the qt and he's moving around slightly, in quick jerky movements, no bending at all just straight! A few days later he was able to turn, bend and rise up and inch or 2... Now he's completely recovered and looks as good as ever!
What was he thinking on the floor for 2++ hours?
Maybe it went something like this ""I meant to do that!... OK, This was a bad idea! A little help here, I'm sticking to the floor! Hulloooooo!" !!!"

[specsgirl]

OMG Weez...that's hilarious! Absolutely priceless!

[Mako8500]

LMAO im on the floor kickin and laughin he was a lucky one !!!!!!

[Linda C.]

I had a bullhead catfish that was out possibly overnight...dry as a bone...covered in dust and doghair. Put him back in the tank and he lived for another 15 years.

Guess that type of fish can live out of water for long periods of time.

Nice save on the Goby!!!

[Gottcha]

had 2 clowns (clownfish) jump outta my frag tank ... saw the cat playing with something ... went to have a look and HOLY **** ... MY FISH ... scooped em up and living very happily ..... for now

[Doctor_Reef]

Priceless....memories....Ditto's on the life after death stories...I had a snowflake eel that got out was as dry as a bone to touch...put him in my hospital tank and after a few hours he began to move a bit...Had him for a couple more years and sold him....

[coral_diver]

OMG I can't believe I am reading this perhaps a month to late? I just had my diamond goby take a flying leap out of the tank...I was pretty sure he was totally dead until I read this post...I know the eels can sometimes swing back but I didn't realize that our very dried out fish could possibly be ok? I hope he was gone now I feel pretty bad...you pic is god awful funny though ROF!

[weez1959]

I didn't know he would make it either, I was just putting him in a QT because he wasn't dead, I was totally surprised the next morning that he still wasn't dead and now when I come close to the tank he comes really close to the glass sits still and looks at me like he's thanking me or something, or maybe I'm just crazy! :)
Well all that counts is that Mr. Chu is OK!

[Linda C.]

I didn't click on the thumbnail you attached the first time I read your post...rofl..nice picture!

[weez1959]

Looking back on this post, dang that fish has a horseshoe up his butt! He did the same thing again back in September but this time didn't have too much floor time, although he was covered in hair and dust! This time I just put him back into the display minus the hair and he swam into the rocks til the next day, same afternoon you'd swear it never happened! :P
He's still around and doing well believe it or not! :fingersx:

[Bwlr]

LOL
That fish has a death wish.

Congrats on the save... again. :)

[weez1959]

LOL
That fish has a death wish.



Tell me about it!:)

[weez1959]

Update on Mr Chu...
He's still alive and kickin'/swimmin' and he still come to the glass everyday to say hullo! :)

[Elsherst]

Is he saying hullo, or is he saying "THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!"

:)

[weez1959]

a bit of both probably! :approve: