Blue Hippo tried to go for a walk

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  1. destinationluna

    destinationluna Skunk Shrimp

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    Woke up this morning decided Id go in give my tangs some sea veggies. Im getting the stuff out from under the tank to put in there clip. I keep hearing thud thud. So thinking that it was a mouse I look around the back of the tank and here is the blue hippo floping around behind the tank. Dont know why a fish would do this. Maybe she was going for a walk?

    I Quickly picked her up she was gilling really heavy so I heald her in front of the wavemaker for a few minutes so maybe she would recover. She sat in my hand for about a minute. Then she swam away she has dirt on her still hope she will manage to get it off. I did not want to stress her im sure the fall and being out of the water for god knows how long stressed her enough. Never heard of a hippo doing this.
     
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  2. Matt121

    Matt121 Fire Worm

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    Good save hope she is ok
     
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  3. destinationluna

    destinationluna Skunk Shrimp

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    yea happened about 20 minutes ago this fish is a trooper so will see.
     
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  4. ComputerJohn

    ComputerJohn Panda Puffer

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    Good save.. Hope she learned her lesson.. ;) My Clown did the same to me, except it was before my eyes & off my head.. Yes, similar to finding Nemo..
     
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  5. M-Ocean Man

    M-Ocean Man Flame Angel

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    Oh man luna!!!

    Never heard of that either!!! Did another fish startle it?
     
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  6. destinationluna

    destinationluna Skunk Shrimp

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    Im not sure what happened but it had to be pretty close to when I walked in the room she could not have been out there that long
     
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  7. ndtechie05

    ndtechie05 Spaghetti Worm

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    maybe something in the tank startled her?
     
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  8. 1babelove

    1babelove Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Wow... amazing.... never heard of that happening with a Hippp before, something had to have frighten her in the tank. Thank goodness though you came in there to feed them, she should be fine...
     
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  9. destinationluna

    destinationluna Skunk Shrimp

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    Yea she is doing ok swiming around like normal eating too. She has a couple large white spots figured there was maybe some salt creep back there she landed in or maybe just a bruise. This fish is a trooper though she has had lots of problems with ich and she comes right through it just fine. So im sure she wont try to take a swim out in the air again. Noticed she has a real thick slime coat when i picket her up so thats great go go garlic homemade food :)
     
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  10. FiReBReTHa

    FiReBReTHa Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I didnt know either! never heard of hippos jumping, mine did the same too and thankfully got him out and in the tank, been good for a few weeks now sans some scratches.
     
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