my 3'' jack dempsey just ate a 3 inch earthworm

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shaung

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is that bad? i thought all my cichlids would tear it apart but my jack dempsey stole it and swallowed the whole thing
 
that is good!!! lol, 3 inch earthworm will be no problem for it! it's got good nutritional value too
 
thanks, i was unsure because he forgot to chew...
so im wondering if it is still just moving around in the jack dempseys body?
 
shaung;3973868; said:
thanks, i was unsure because he forgot to chew...
so im wondering if it is still just moving around in the jack dempseys body?

not too sure lol.

as funny as this sounds i was sick on a worm once and the acid kinda made it dissolve and its guts started weeping out of it, i guess thats what will be happening in the jd's stomach :headbang2
 
so im wondering if it is still just moving around in the jack dempseys body?

Not for long, it will be digested pretty quick.

My 3" Oscar ate a 3" earthworm a couple of months back. Now he's a 5" Oscar, so I would say no harm was done.

Go and find a few more worms for the others.

Ian
 
my 3" pbass ate a really skinny 4" worm about an hour ago, I saw this thread and decided to give it a try
 
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