i just got a new job and work 8-6 monday trough saturday and my wifes been feeding my fish till i get home so last night got home a lil late i take a shower and just rest i take a look at my tank right next to my bed and see my baby albino choking i start freaking out my wife trew in a big chunk of shrimp and u can kind of see it at first so i waited and it got worse his head and gills looked like it was gana pop he couldnt bread so i took him out and couldnt take the shrimp out it was to deep i was all over the place he was dieing and i couldnt save him it was tearing me up inside i keeped trying but no luck his gills were blood red with a lil blood driping out and he was suffering bad real bad i tryed so hard to save him but couldnt so i wanted to kill him so he wont suffer he looked dead no breading or movment just a lil body shake so i got him out and right before i was gana take him out of his suffering i gave it 1 more try with a needle with the tip cut of and bent a lil kinda like a hook this time i pushed the shrimp in as far as i can and boom he started breading his head looks normal and his gills do to hes in a 30 gal long with a divder and next to him is my 2inch shortbody flowerhorn he looks ok but the fact that i put needles and tweesers down his body has me thinking he wont make it maybe i ripped somthing what should i do or what type of treatment shounld i do thanks
worse day ever last night
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bichirs are tough, up the temp a few degrees add some salt and with a little luck your guy will pull through
thank u guys the only day i get to sleep as long as i want got massed up all night i was up he was on his side at first now hes stright but still worried temps are 83 ill put some salt and hopefully he makes it thanks u guys gave me more hope
Will try turning off the lights, i bet your baby albino is under tons of stress right now.
Oh and you might want to feed it something else since its still a baby. Bloodworms perhaps?
Oh and you might want to feed it something else since its still a baby. Bloodworms perhaps?
CAN FEEL FOR YOU I CAME HOME TO MINE STUCK IN A WHOLE OF CAVE HAD TO BREK IT UP SURVIVED BUT LOST SIGHT IN AN EYE HOPE ALL GOES AS WELL FOR YOU
Spiritofthesoul;4680499; said:
might want to hold off on feeding for a few days and give him a chance to heal, if the bichir has internal injuries it could make them worse
geez I think small tweezers were recommended in the other thread, not to jam a needle down it's throat! 
You need to be careful, when taking them out of the tank and trying to extract something in their mouths.
What you should do now is pre-chop all of the food so that each piece is small enough, and teach your wife what is an appropriate amount to feed.
Best of luck to you and your fish, hope it pulls through.
You need to be careful, when taking them out of the tank and trying to extract something in their mouths.
What you should do now is pre-chop all of the food so that each piece is small enough, and teach your wife what is an appropriate amount to feed.
Best of luck to you and your fish, hope it pulls through.