Bass swallowed rocks

[Megamonsters]

Ok so my 6" temensis bass swallowed 2 rocks and they are way too big to pass. I noticed the stomach and thought he was just bloated until I caught him and felt his stomach and I felt 2 huge pebbles in him stomach. What's odd is he acts perfectly normal and still wants to eat food but just has the rocks in there. What do I do?

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

Welcome abroad!
You could try sedation of some kind (like MS-222), then try to pull the rocks out with tongs.

 

[Matteus]

My experience with this, is do nothing. Just maintain good water and food. It often will sort itself out.

I had this happen with an ornate poly and nothing came of it.

 

[Matteus]

Welcome abroad!
You could try sedation of some kind (like MS-222), then try to pull the rocks out with tongs.

I would strongly advise against this.

 

[MultipleTankSyndrome]

With your experience, I guess it should be fine not to do what I just said. Too much risk.

 

[Matteus]

Some big cats like rtc and gulper are prone to eating inanimate objects. In which case you just over feed them until they puke. But I don’t know if that is possible with a tem. You could try it though.

 

[Megamonsters]

I would strongly advise against this.

The thing is I'm not all that sure he can pass these. Lemme show a picture

 

[Megamonsters]

My experience with this, is do nothing. Just maintain good water and food. It often will sort itself out.

I had this happen with an ornate poly and nothing came of it.

 

[Megamonsters]

The rocks feel a bit smaller than the size of its tail but spherical obviously

 

[Matteus]

bassinmike85 have you ever experienced this?