Wave maker death???

[StPatrick89]

Came home to find my Coral Beauty sucked up in the wave maker. Has anyone experienced this before? In yall opinion was it dead and then it’s body drifted into the suction of the wave maker or was the pull too strong? Just a little history of this week. It did have Ich earlier this week. Fell off Monday. Continued to treat the tank until Thursday with ich x. Everyday I fed the tank heat ate aggressively with the other fish. This morning he also ate with the other fish. Any feedback is much appreciated. Also is there something to prevent fish from being sucked up?

 

[Jekyl]

It was probably dead or dying before the powerhead came into play.

 

[monkeyCmonkeyDo]

Yes fish just stressed and passed during the day when lights on. Sorry for your loss.
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[jeffchapok]

A healthy fish should have no trouble getting away from a wavemaker. I have two 2100 gph running at 100% and I have several fish that perch on them, sleep next to them, etc.

The fish died of some other cause. Condolences.

 

[StPatrick89]

A healthy fish should have no trouble getting away from a wavemaker. I have two 2100 gph running at 100% and I have several fish that perch on them, sleep next to them, etc.

The fish died of some other cause. Condolences.

Thank you!!!

 

[ScubaSkeets]

I respectfully disagree with the posts saying that the fish was absolutely already dead or dying. Sick? Probably, but this happened to me and I am convinced that the suction of the pump contributed to the death of the fish.
Had a Long Nosed Butterfly that had Ich. Only a few visible specks and it was behaving normalyl. Swimming around, eating, etc. It was not dead, weak or dying from at least what I could tell. Checked on him and he was fine. I came back within 2 hours and he was dead and stuck on the pump. He may have been too weak to escape the suction, but I believe if the pump wasn't on, he would have made it.

 

[StPatrick89]

I respectfully disagree with the posts saying that the fish was absolutely already dead or dying. Sick? Probably, but this happened to me and I am convinced that the suction of the pump contributed to the death of the fish.
Had a Long Nosed Butterfly that had Ich. Only a few visible specks and it was behaving normalyl. Swimming around, eating, etc. It was not dead, weak or dying from at least what I could tell. Checked on him and he was fine. I came back within 2 hours and he was dead and stuck on the pump. He may have been too weak to escape the suction, but I believe if the pump wasn't on, he would have made it.

Do you know of anything that would prevent suction from the other side?

 

[ScubaSkeets]

Do you know of anything that would prevent suction from the other side?

I zip tied a piece of coarse sponge in the back of the pump.

 

[StPatrick89]

I zip tied a piece of coarse sponge in the back of the pump.

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[ScubaSkeets]

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[StPatrick89]

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