Angelfish EMERGENCY!

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chibi

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Nov 13, 2006
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I have a small community tank and another tank with a very mean angelfish. I feel the angelfish guppy fry that come from my community tank. Well, my brother thought he'd try something new and put a pygmy corydoras in with my angelfish.

My angelfish promptly tried to eat it, but it's too big. So now I have an angelfish with a pygmy corydoras STUCK IN HIS THROAT. It's been in there for a day now, the cory's back fin just barely sticking out of my angel's mouth. My angelfish's gills are sticking out a bit, and you can tell he's trying to spit it out with no avail.

What should I do?!
 
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CrystalizedHairs

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Jan 11, 2008
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Spokane, WA
Cut the cory into pieces to remove it with the smallest sharpest scissors you can find. Scissor style nail-clippers should work. I've never done this with a small mouthed fish(just a 14" jag, much easier). If you are successful, place the angel in it's own tank to recooperate with a double strength, stress coat dose. Keep the temp high (85+) for faster healing and a heightened immune system. You could also add melafix as a general antibiotic. After all this you could still loose the angel. Best of luck!
 
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bigfishrcool1193

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May 15, 2008
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is the cory in the angels mouth head first? if so, if the pectoral fins of the cory are in the angels mouth, i wouldnt try pulling it out of the angels mouth because the pectorals have spikes that are sharp, and when a cory is stressed, it will stick out its pectoral fins. if the pectorals are in the angels mouth and u try pulling the cory out, you may damage the angel internally
 
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