"Ionizer" wrote in message
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He's alive, but I've hurt him by pulling him out of that slot and I am
honestly so f*cking sorry right now because of what I've done...

Thanks to all for your responses and to coolchinchilla for the
comforting words.

Amazingly, now 24 hours later, that little cat is still alive and
looking remarkably better than he was when I first posted. I haven't
actually seen him swim while watching the tank, but every other time I
go over and look, both cats are in different locations than they had
been earlier. A very good sign, I think.

I've put a chunk of filter foam over the end of the intake tube but
tomorrow I'll head out and buy a prefilter just for aesthetic reasons-
it looks like a big, white fuzzy dice hanging back there right now.

Regards,
Ian.
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