What to do if a tiny fish jumps out of your aquarium?

Many a times you may witness you little fish jump out of the aquarium and lands on the ground. In most cases, people might try to pick it up with their bare hands. But this is likely to fatally injure the animal due to its small size.

What to do?

1. Sprinkle a little water over the fish's entire body to keep it moist.
2. Take a piece of paper (printer or notebook paper is best) and place it flat on the ground, next to the fish.
3. Take another piece of paper and gently divert the fish onto the other piece of paper.
4. Once the fish lands on the piece of paper, carefully lift it up and quickly put it back into the aquarium.

This method will insure minimum to zero damage to your little fish.

If you are a beginner, be as patient as possible. Do not freek out in this situation. If its taking you some time to get this right, keep sprinkling water on the fish's body to buy more time. By all means, do not let the fish dry.

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