take him to the vet. :) SOME vets will take fish. Probably cost you around 20-40 bucks to pull it out.....maybe cheeper to just buy a new fish. Hopefully he will bet okay though! If you can see it.....you can get it.

interesting problem ....please let us know how it turns out..............how big is this fella? it may sound archaic but in in the fishing section of most stores you'll find a wierd looking pair of pliers made to reach down the throats of fish to retrieve swallowed hooks..........might try to find something like that or a medical grade tweezer thats really long for the same purpose...... i agree, pulling him backwards, although a logical move blue, would be more stressful to the lil fella and may cause more damage ...............if gills and fish were made to go backwards they'd swim that way

good luck man

you can find long hemostats (roach clips) i use a pair for work, they are about 10 inches long. usually at a medical supply store.

HA yeah....true....But it would probably work....if you could get him to stay still. you could get the size bigger than air line tubing....and a luft pump...start the luft.....make sure you get the hose on the rock and not his gills. Cause that would suck....literally.