I saw my fish eat a pebble..

[fishmamma]

Typically when they (any fish) get a pebble in their mouths they spit it out pretty quickly... but I watched her (female Zonatum) for a good 5 minutes and she didn't spit it out... can they spit it out after a while?


Is she gonna die!! She can't poop it out.. !!!

The pebble was like this | | big.. that space represents how far apart I would hold my fingers..

 

[fishmamma]

Really guys!?! Not even anything retarted to say????

 

[aclockworkorange]

You eat pebbles.

 

[aclockworkorange]

Really guys!?! Not even anything retarted to say????

Mispelling retarded makes you look retarted.

 

[Water]

You could add Epsom Salt to the water to help it pass? I wouldn't worry about it though..

 

[RareExoticFish]

^ x1

 

[joe jaskot]

Probably nothing to worry about. I have had female mouth brooding cichlids pick up gravel with the eggs and hold the gravel for weeks.

 

[snip]

time to change your fishes staple diet to pebble!

 

[Red Devil]

.. fish pick up pebbles all the time.. is she building a nest somewhere .. she may have held the pebble until she could add it to the pile.. If she did injest it.. not much you can do except wait and see if it passes with out incident.. they are quite amazing.. my pacu swallowed a huge piece of the filter.. we finally saw it sticking out and then we proceeded to take it out carefully with out too much injury.. all worked out.. i am sure pebble may pass by itself.. hopefully anyway

 

[fishmamma]

I must have not been paying much attention, I thought you guys hadn't responded... anyway..

Jim shut-up!! with love!!

and thanks for the other responses.. she apparently is fine.. and passed it or spit it out at some point..

You guys are way too rad!!