feeding aro's

[vtnamezeboi]

can fish choke on food? or will they spit it out

[rottbo]

my aro has downed some big things he usually chews for awhile spits it out grabs it and the process goes on till it is gone

[sam_cj]

usually they spit it out if they find it hard to swallow.

[rottbo]

some fish will choke but aros usually wont get that far plus how can something get stuck in a mouth that big when mine "yawns" i could fit my fist and more in there

[vtnamezeboi]

haha yeah...some fishes i dont even worry...like my channel cat he swallows everything like nothing....eats non stop

[WyldFya]

My old Marble pim wasn't that bright and swallowed a large marble, I'm talking the 1 inch diameter kind. Didn't look to comfortable for days, and then really uncomfortable when he pooped it out!!!

[xandersx]

Some fish can choke on foods. But I don't think aros are one of those. But I guess you can never be sure

[Steve_89]

Yes they can.

[ckk125]

they can....but highly unlikely

[DeLgAdO]

my aro has downed some big things he usually chews for awhile spits it out grabs it and the process goes on till it is gone

my aro does that too

chew the shrimp

spit out

chew some more

spit out

swallow :D

[rottbo]

it was funny untill i caught him doing it to my violet goby then i had to chase him around the tank to get him to let go and i had to eventually grab him pry his mouth open and pull the half dead goby out he only lasted another hour then died

[WyldFya]

it was funny untill i caught him doing it to my violet goby then i had to chase him around the tank to get him to let go and i had to eventually grab him pry his mouth open and pull the half dead goby out he only lasted another hour then died

That sucks man. I had one of my aros eat a 3" clown knife. I had thought the clown was large enough... aparently not.

[rottbo]

my clown knife has grown bigger than my aro now he is huge and fat hes almost 2" thick in his mid section and 20" or more

[jenBLKAROWANA]

My Black Aro ate my 7" Pom Pom knife.....The only fish I have ever lost to choking was a Bichir....It was just a little guy, about 4", and he tried to eat a feeder that was too big for him....we found him dead the next morning with it sticking half way out of his mouth....poor little guy!

Jen ;)

[yuppa]

aro's have such huge mouth, its very unlikely they will choke on anything. If they do go after something too big, you should be able to notice it in distress and pull it out manually :p

One thing I have noticed tho, is an aro *can* get sick if it eats too much, and partially digested feeders or bugs sittin in the tank will make the water foul pretty fast.

[deangelo]

i heard one that choked on a mouse..