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So my geo winemilleri somehow ate one of my cories. It is just the perfeCT size for its mouth and now I'm sure it's lodged in the because of the cories pectoral spines. Only a tiny bit of the cories tail is sticking out. I'm thinking of pulling it out with pliers. How can I do this without damaging my geos mouth?? Please help!
 
Well you can just net him and push the corie farther in to fold the pectoral fins then turn the corie so the pectoral fins would be facing the side of the geo's mouth and just pull him out. Or to just side in tweezers and clam both fins and pull?

But I'm sure if you let him be he'll eat him or eventually spit him out. Corie will eventually die and he'll reposition him and eat him or spit.
 
Danielcho said:
Well you can just net him and push the corie farther in to fold the pectoral fins then turn the corie so the pectoral fins would be facing the side of the geo's mouth and just pull him out. Or to just side in tweezers and clam both fins and pull?

But I'm sure if you let him be he'll eat him or eventually spit him out. Corie will eventually die and he'll reposition him and eat him or spit.
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well I went for it but didn't have needle nose. The cories tail got ripped off and it when further down its throat. The problem is I don't really have time because he can't breathe properly with the corie down his mouth. I'm hoping he can choke it down
 
All cichlids have a second set of pharyngeal jaws in their throat (much like Alien does) that are used to move/work prey down. Whether or not the Geo's are large enough to process the cory, is another matter.
 
Just let it go and see what happens. If nothing else this will make your geo less likely to try and eat other Corys if it survives, lol.
 
I would leave it and hope for the best.
 
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