Really bizarre rescue....

[Weeg]

Worm has been offered. He did check it out when I tossed it in, but I think me leering into the container like a wild ape spooked him . I turned off the big light and left him alone. Hopefully he eats it!

Hopefully! We'll see how it goes!

 

[mdees88]

No pictures? How big is he?

 

[RosemaryDuck]

No pictures? How big is he?

I'll get some tomorrow when I get a chance. He's a decent size. Maybe 3 inches?

 

[KingD]

Soooo.....I came here to post this because it's really weird, and I don't know where else to share it!

I've rescued/nursed back to health many different animals over the years, but I can definitely say this is my first fish case.

I was out by the lake today, just walking around watching the tilapia and plecos swim around, when I noticed a plastic bag someone had thrown into the water. I leaned down to pick it up and realized there was a small baby peacock bass inside. I let him out of the bag, but he looked like had been trapped a long time and drifted on his side and didn't swim.

I quickly fished him out and placed him into a container with an air pump. I put aloe drops in the water to repair his slime coat and a bit of medicated drops for any injuries. He's currently in an isolated container in my bathroom. He was completely upside down when I first placed him in, but is now swimming around.

He still looks pretty down, but definitely better then earlier. What else can I do for this little dude? I'm definitely no fish expert!

It'll get on better in the lake.
As it's a wild fish, it will be experiencing extreme stress in a small container. Did you use tap water conditioner? If it's plain tap water it'll die.
It's extremely unlikely that it'll eat in your presence. Give it a try though.
Good find though!

 

[Peaches Lee]

Yes, we want pictures!

Awesome rescue! They've done away with plastic grocery bags where I live and I've got to say, I'm not sad!

 

[RosemaryDuck]

Morning update: He's looking much better! Im going to release him back into the lake later today. He's got his greenish/pink hue back and his fins are up. I think he should be all good to go . Excuse the tinted water, the lake water is pretty sandy/muddy.

 

[Weeg]

Morning update: He's looking much better! Im going to release him back into the lake later today. He's got his greenish/pink hue back and his fins are up. I think he should be all good to go . Excuse the tinted water, the lake water is pretty sandy/muddy.

Congratulations! I'm so happy to see him go! Great job!

 

[RosemaryDuck]

Thus ends the fishy saga. He has been returned to the lake! Hopefully my intervention helped (and he doesn't get eaten by a turtle!). I let him go near some big clumps of plants and algae.

 

[RiverOtter]

Well done!!

 

[AntiqueB]

This is a great story! Glad you found him, and that he recovered!