I dont mean to alarm you but when first purchased my two albinos I was told to be careful of overfeeding them as the little guys stuff their guts so much and eat themselves to death. I don't know how true that is but it was from a fishkeeper of 45 yrs who has a few ornates. but that would lead me to think he has gutsed himself. maybe taking all the pellets and your rope is going hungry?? Just a thought... well i hope he is ok either way.
My Bichir has a Lump
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Hey Liz...I hate to be the "bad news" guy but my normal sen had this, and I lost him. I still don't know if it was in fact gravel or a food impaction...but like yours, mine continued to eat as normal for quite awhile (months) while still showing the lump. I figured he might pass it one way or the other, and since he was otherwise eating/healthy I just sort of crossed my fingers and hoped, but he didn't make it. I didn't see any gravel when I pulled him out, but the other fish had been at him so not sure if it was gravel or food.
thanks very much.. i assume that this will be his fate too eventually.. i believe it is gravel.. simply because it stays in one place and never really changes.. so i will let him enjoy his life eating now.. theres nothing i can do to change it if it is a piece of stone.. he is acting fine and happy right now.. i too will keep my fingers crossed.. but yes i am being realistic too.CTU2fan;3533915; said:
thanks very much...i think this guy is about 6 years old.. always fed about the same.. could be but i think it is a piece of gravel.
I am very close to ditching gravel forever...one of my growout juruparis has a lump in his lower jaw that appears to be gravel too, he also eats but he acts like its bothering him. He's small, so I don't really want to yank him out and start poking at his mouth, but I think I might have to. I may be heading for the store and a bag of pool filter sand for the growout tank...my "big" tank already has sand.
i am with you.. i want to do all my tanks in sand or bare bottom after this... even my old arow scoops down and gets a mouthfull when he is picking up some food that sunk.. i will definitly slowly eliminate all gravel.. thanks for help..CTU2fan;3534454; said:
thanks very much.. i assume that this will be his fate too eventually.. i believe it is gravel.. simply because it stays in one place and never really changes.. so i will let him enjoy his life eating now.. theres nothing i can do to change it if it is a piece of stone.. he is acting fine and happy right now.. i too will keep my fingers crossed.. but yes i am being realistic too.
What ended up happening? Did your Bichir make it? I only ask because I have one and he has a lump in his belly and honestly I feel like it has gotten bigger since I've noticed it, it's been nearly three weeks, I can't figure out what it could be!
