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waldena  Hobbyist Posts: 117 Kudos: 80 Votes: 71 Registered: 30-Jan-2006   | One of my Botia Sidthimunki has managed to get a piece of food jammed in his gill. I've just fed them some mosquito larvae and he's managed to get one of them trapped in his gill, so it looks like there's a silvery 'worm' coming out of the side of his head. (I could be wrong, is there a parasite which fits this desc Any advice on how to get this out of there? I've tried to net him, but as soon as it gets near him he hides in the undergrowth (it's quite a well planted tank). The other fish have been trying to get it (always after every last scrap of food  ), but he swims away every time thinking he's being attacked. They did get a good pull on it, but not enough to dislodge it. Is this going to be my best bet, waiting for the others to eat the food?Is this going to cause the fish problems (assuming that it will become dislodged shortly)? Is there anyway to prevent this happening in the future? Any advice gratefully received. |
 Posted 15-Aug-2006 21:32 |     |
entkitty   Fish Addict Posts: 520 Kudos: 129 Votes: 1 Registered: 30-Apr-2003   | I wouldn't worry about it at all. It has happened to mine once in awhile and nothing, it's gone in a day or two. See my profile (link below) for fish and setup. Curiosity killed the cat, but satisfaction brought it back. |
| Posted 16-Aug-2006 01:43 |   |
Patrick    Fish Guru Posts: 2110 Kudos: 355 Votes: 9 Registered: 25-Apr-2002  | Yup, best bet is to just wait it out....  *************************************** Just one more tank........ |
| Posted 16-Aug-2006 16:15 | |
| waldena Hobbyist Posts: 117 Kudos: 80 Votes: 71 Registered: 30-Jan-2006 | It must have dislodged overnight. Nothing there this morning. Quite worried when it happened last night. |
| Posted 16-Aug-2006 22:49 | |
| Patrick Fish Guru Posts: 2110 Kudos: 355 Votes: 9 Registered: 25-Apr-2002 | Good to hear...  *************************************** Just one more tank........ |
| Posted 17-Aug-2006 02:05 | |
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