Catfish help please
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Well I'm deeply saddened to say that later on my poor baby was found belly up 
. I worked hard to get it that size and was enjoying that fish. They are sorta hard to find. Hope to find a new one soon.
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. I worked hard to get it that size and was enjoying that fish. They are sorta hard to find. Hope to find a new one soon. Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using MonsterAquariaNetwork App
Sympathies.
Strange. I know of many cases where the inedible objects like that have been extracted from fishes' tummies as you described and they lived on like nothing ever happened... cups, holders, guards, thermometers, plastic toys, decorations...
Do you have guesses what happened?
If it's of any consolation: if the suction cup was big relative to the fishes size/intestine diameter, he would not pass it and die. He could have regurgitated it too but that does not always happen.
Strange. I know of many cases where the inedible objects like that have been extracted from fishes' tummies as you described and they lived on like nothing ever happened... cups, holders, guards, thermometers, plastic toys, decorations...
Do you have guesses what happened?
If it's of any consolation: if the suction cup was big relative to the fishes size/intestine diameter, he would not pass it and die. He could have regurgitated it too but that does not always happen.
I see. Sounds even more alarming. I am starting to suspect his death had nothing to do with the suction cup you extracted from his mouth/throat because this would have been of very minor significance and stress.
How did you find out it was in his mouth/throat? In the cases I mentioned, there are always characteristically shaped protrusions in fishes' tummies so one can see right away they have a foreign object inside.
I hope it is not the water... albeit it rarely happens suddenly due to toxins. Temperature (run-away heaters) and insufficient oxygen (dead bubblers) kill quickly. So do detergents, machine oils/grease, etc.
Any other fish in the same tank? How are they?
This may provide some more food for thought: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?481016-All-Fish-Dead&highlight=dead
How did you find out it was in his mouth/throat? In the cases I mentioned, there are always characteristically shaped protrusions in fishes' tummies so one can see right away they have a foreign object inside.
I hope it is not the water... albeit it rarely happens suddenly due to toxins. Temperature (run-away heaters) and insufficient oxygen (dead bubblers) kill quickly. So do detergents, machine oils/grease, etc.
Any other fish in the same tank? How are they?
This may provide some more food for thought: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forums/showthread.php?481016-All-Fish-Dead&highlight=dead