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	Fish Choking on Gravel :/
opiate Enthusiast Posts: 152 Kudos: 82 Votes: 12 Registered: 30-Sep-2004	Recently i have lost 2 silverdollars due to them choking on gravel!! Has any1 else ever had this happen to them? or is this like......normal lol
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
Brybenn Mega Fish Posts: 1217 Kudos: 1173 Votes: 1 Registered: 02-Mar-2003	cant say that ive had a fish choke on gravel had to save an eel that was choking on my g/fs guppy eel made it n i spent 3 hours trying to find a guppy that looked the same sorry bout ur luck but i have heard of it happening but i dont think its that common
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	i have seen some of my fish eat gravel. they usually shake their heads and the gravel comes out. what u can do is add larger gravel up the top so the fish can't eat it.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Are you sure? I have kept large fish (including silver dollars)with both large and regular grain gravel (I never use sand with them--it just gets blown all over the place), without ever having this problem. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 22-Feb-2005 16:16
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55
koi keeper Moderator Posts: 3203 Kudos: 2033 Votes: 240 Registered: 29-Dec-2001	Since the fish are dying cut them open to determine if gravel is lodged in their throats. If so change out to a different gravel size, could just be that perfect size. I have cut a piece of gravel out of a goldfish's eye. Now that was freaky. Odd things do happen, but twice is kinda odd. Empty chairs at empty tables, the room silent, forlorn.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:55


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