HELP ! Tiger Shovel Nose Hybrid Problem

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nettynboone

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Hi ,
Need some info on what to do! My Shovel Nose Hybrid appears to have swallowed some of the gravel & river stone substrate during feeding time yesterday as I noticed her belly is huge today & you can actually see the stones. She is a very aggressive feeder & I feed thawed extra small shrimp & fish pieces along with NLS pellet food. So I suppose when she went to get the pellets she sucked in the substrate. I've looked on a few different sites online & not sure what to do as I only fully trust fellow monster fish keepers opinions! So can anyone tell me what to do about this. I'm so worried that if she doesn't regurgitate them that I will lose her =( she's currently around 12 inches and is housed in my 125 any info on this matter will be GREATLY appreciated.
THANK YA !
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Jeannette WV
 
Not much to be done except hope for the best. My hybrid has a lumpy "rock belly" on a pretty regular basis. It seems like he finds a rock to Swallow every time i throw sinking pellets in the Tank even though i try to pick out the rocks any time i see them. So far no harm done. I wouldn't get too concerned unless his behavior changed drastically.


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Thank You So Much =) Guess I'll Just keep a close eye on her for the next few days . I read some extreme measures people were taking to help with this problem and I for one did not want to end up causing more damage than good so I'll just take your advice & hope for the best! Does yours regurgitate them back up ?
 
I have two RTC's one being very large and the other still very small and both of them are always inhaling gravel or other non food material and they seem to always regurgitate it. Gotta love catfish


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lol yes ur right =) Thank You for sharing some info with me =) She has done it before but seem to spit it right back out within a few seconds of inhaling it but this time she has yet to spill it I'm waiting and she's had me a wreck too while I wait ha ha She's my favorite outta the fish I keep. She's a character very fun fish to watch! =)
 
I love cats especially red tails and hybrids. Such personality haha. They seem to be able to regurgitate anything they want at will lol I wouldn't worry too much! Enjoy your hybrid! It'll be eating you out of house and home eventually :)


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1. Telltale signs that a significant food regurgitation occurred are cloudy water and a film and bubbles on the surface, usually a milky film. If it is just/mostly rocks regurgitated and the digestible portion of the "meal" is digested and passed, these signs may not occur.

2. The amount of indigestible material and the fish's ability to regurgitate or pass it appear to determine the outcome. If they swallow too much or the object is large enough, it usually leads to death unless the ingestible material/objects are removed physically.

3. As stated, I'd wait to see if the fish gets rid of the gravel on its own (at least several days; maybe even a week) and/or its behavior changes.

4. Such occurrences are one of the major reasons that either sand or large rocks are used, not gravel.
 
My red tail/tiger shovel nose cat knocked the heater off it's holder &'the suction cup fell to the bottom of the tank unnoticed. After a feeding I realized there was a suction cup missing when I put the heater back up. The next day I see a suction cup sized shape on the underside of his belly. I was told he wouldn't be able to regurgitate it or pass it & would probably eventually stop eating & then probably die.... Well that was months ago, the suction cup shape is gone, & I pulled a suction cup out of the sand on the bottom of the tank! I can't say for sure how he got it out but I would guess regurgitate... Pooping it would have been impressive!


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