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jaded
Sat, 14th May 2005, 06:16 PM
I just got home from a long saturday at work. I was feeding and adjusting the ball valve on my return when I saw my Nudi shoot out of my loc-line. He had one hell-o-a trip down the pipe, into the sump, through the baffles and past the 3600gph pump and out the manifold and appears to be no worse for the wear

that truly is one tough nudi
::pete::
Sat, 14th May 2005, 06:18 PM
Lucky is more like it :)
jaded
Sat, 14th May 2005, 06:19 PM
he seems to really like flotaing so I doubt hes going to be able to keep up the lucky streak... I'm hoping he's learned his lesson
Tim Marvin
Sat, 14th May 2005, 09:27 PM
Could it have been on the output line and just got shot off?
jaded
Sat, 14th May 2005, 11:10 PM
I actually saw it shoot out of the line... the little scpaecowboy has been "jumping" all over the tank for 3 days (since i got him) He will detach from the glass or a rock and drift until he hits something. My guess is he didnt hit anything, unless you count the sump ;)
Tim Marvin
Sun, 15th May 2005, 02:14 AM
Ouch, luck nudi....
jaded
Sun, 15th May 2005, 02:21 AM
hes really cool looking but if he keeps this up he wont be anything to look at at all
Ram_Puppy
Sun, 15th May 2005, 09:58 PM
what kind of nudi is it?
jaded
Sun, 15th May 2005, 11:49 PM
lettuce, but I'd really call him "sir"... hes a ******
cvonseggern
Wed, 18th May 2005, 03:24 PM
I've given up on lettuce nudis myself...they just aren't capable of surviving in most tanks IMHO. They're beautiful animals, but I could never keep mine out of the plumbing.

Chris
jaded
Wed, 18th May 2005, 03:47 PM
he'll find his way into those PH's pretty soon I'd imagine. If he does that will be the end of his luck
eric
Wed, 18th May 2005, 04:07 PM
Last week after only a few days in the tank, one of the seahorses made it past the overflow. Put a screen on it. Following day, I couldn't find the other horse. She got past the screen, including a couple baffles, three elbows, the hard turn in a t, a semi closed valve into the sump. Happily hitched to the heater when I found her.

She's just fine. Makes Finding Nemo not all that far fetched.
jaded
Wed, 18th May 2005, 04:16 PM
good thing she found a perch... that pumps a mean one!!!
eric
Wed, 18th May 2005, 04:26 PM
No kidding, pods and even a nudibranch is one thing. Ain't no seahorse surviving a pump. Not sure the Mag 5 would even survive.