Some fish don't seem to know when to stop eating. And is it instinct for some to keep trying to eat the same thing when it's in their field of vision, even if they just spit it out? Bite-spit, bite-spit, bite-spit....finally after several tries, (fish--->) "oh I guess I don't like it". LOL.
Death by Pellet Expansion?!?!?
- Thread starter Gr8KarmaSF
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balton777;1851314; said:
LOL
My oscars used to gorge themselves on pellets. One day, one of them sat on the bottom and wouldn't move, his stomach laden with pellets. I thought he would die, since he was gasping so hard. I bumped up the temp, and two days later he was fine. i think is is a definite risk though.
What do you think is the gulper's limit?
Were these floating or sinking, Gr8?Gr8KarmaSF;1848768; said:I always simply throw pellets into my growout tanks. The fish then eat them up really fast before the pellets ever have time to absorb water and expand. Minutes later thier bellys are HUGE!
I was wondering if anybody ever heard of or experienced any fish deaths by pellet or food expansion? Anybody presoak their pellets to prevent this?
Lup - They are floating pellets. I dont understand how people might not think its a potential problem. Imagine swallowing several dried up sponges and then taking a huge drink of water. Sounds very uncomfortable and dangerous IMO.
The pellets I use don't expand when wet. They only soften. What brand and kind of pellets in paticular are you talking about Gr8?
