I was excited to pick up a red flame hawkfish from a fellow reefer. Little did I know the guy was a jumper. He must have done a backflip and landed behind my tank.
Good thing I was vigilant about it and discovered him lying on the hardwood floor. I didn't know how long he was there, but I picked him up and dropped him in my covered cube.
To make matters worse, my coral banded shrimp immediately picked on the half-dead fish and almost teared off the fish's fin had I not intervened. My wife made a fantastic suggestion to place the shrimp in the other tank. So the hawkfish was gonna rest in peace.
The little guy was a fighter. He breathed hard through his mouth visibly for a good 10 minutes. By the time I saw him no longer lying on his side, I waved my hand, and the guy jumped so fast like lightning behind the rockwork.
I guess all is fine now. Phew, I would have hated to see the little guy go like that.
Good thing I was vigilant about it and discovered him lying on the hardwood floor. I didn't know how long he was there, but I picked him up and dropped him in my covered cube.
To make matters worse, my coral banded shrimp immediately picked on the half-dead fish and almost teared off the fish's fin had I not intervened. My wife made a fantastic suggestion to place the shrimp in the other tank. So the hawkfish was gonna rest in peace.
The little guy was a fighter. He breathed hard through his mouth visibly for a good 10 minutes. By the time I saw him no longer lying on his side, I waved my hand, and the guy jumped so fast like lightning behind the rockwork.
I guess all is fine now. Phew, I would have hated to see the little guy go like that.
