O MAN, I dropped my fish my accident!! Is it going to be okay??

Question

I was putting it back into the tank after it was in a quarentine* tank. When i was putting it back, it slipped and dropped about 4 feet. I quickly picked it up and put it into the water. It seems to be okay. Its swimming around and active. Is it going to be okay? Did the fall damage it at all?

Answer 1

Fish are designed to withstand impacts up to 5.85 gees, so he should be fine.

Answer 2

it could have but if hes swimming he should be fine.  

Answer 3

it will hopefully be ok

be more careful next time

Answer 4

It will probably be fine.  Some fish jump out of their tanks, lay on the floor until they're discovered and still survive.

Answer 5

Lol Once I knocked off the fishtank with three fish swimming in it! They dropped arout 4 feet too. They landed on my dirty carpet, I picked them up, ran and quickly got water from the sink and I put it in there fish tank and then I put the fish back in. It took about 30 seconds to do so and they are all completely fine. I am sure yours is too. :)

Answer 6

Its probably fine.

Answer 7

As long as your fishy is not doing the backstroke, he/she is fine.

Answer 8

This has happened to me twice and both times my fish got infected afterwards. Your fish is probably fine now, but go stressed out and will soon become susceptible to parasitic diseases like ich and tail rot. Put some aquarium salt in the water, along with StressZyme and NovAqua, to prevent this from happening. If your fish does get diseased, then use QuIck Cure medication every day and perform subtle but very frequent water changes.

Answer 9

no I don't know how they do it but when they fall they are not effected at all

Answer 10

i'm pretty sure it'll be fine. i remember when i was a little kid i'd drop a little guppy from a stair and i'd put it back in the water. it lived. but died cause i kept playing with it lmao.