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	Angel fish chokes?
mews Hobbyist Posts: 75 Kudos: 33 Votes: 1 Registered: 25-Apr-2007	Can fish choke? I have no other explanation. My wife just called and my daughters tank (well established and settled)((thats the tank not the daughter ) said one of her angel fish has died. Nothing else in the tank looks out of order, no previous signs of problems. She said it was fine this morning. The only thing I can think of is they fed it a small moth larvae grub they found. First fish I've lost in ages My 5footer http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2379/2242540621_1a81dcb3c8.jpg
Posted 18-Jan-2008 07:11
Ironhand74 Hobbyist Posts: 95 Kudos: 69 Votes: 295 Registered: 11-Aug-2007	Hey mews, sorry to hear of your loss As far as choking, I can't say for sure but I do know that ya gotta be careful as to what kind of live grub/larvae you feed to your fish as the larvae could some serious damage with those little mandibles once inside your fish's belly. (trying not to sound horribly morbid) I usually just behead the larvae before feeding. Just a passing thought. J.
Posted 18-Jan-2008 07:41
mews Hobbyist Posts: 75 Kudos: 33 Votes: 1 Registered: 25-Apr-2007	Yeah I wondered that as well.Once I get home and question the witness ill have a better idea of what happened. thanks My 5footer http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2379/2242540621_1a81dcb3c8.jpg
Posted 18-Jan-2008 07:49
longhairedgit Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005	Could be pesticide or weedkiller too, if its a wild bug they pick up all sorts of nasties while out on the forage. Cranefly larvae are toxic to fish, perhaps it was one of those?
Posted 18-Jan-2008 08:56
superlion Mega Fish Posts: 1246 Kudos: 673 Votes: 339 Registered: 27-Sep-2003	About choking, I'm sure it's possible for a fish to get something wedged in its mouth large enough it couldn't pass water through its gills... ><>
Posted 19-Jan-2008 05:52
mews Hobbyist Posts: 75 Kudos: 33 Votes: 1 Registered: 25-Apr-2007	It will remain a mystery. Certainly no signs of anything else in the tank with trouble. It was one of those moths that invade the kitchen pantry and your cereal box. We were having a sudden plague of them and I thought it might be a good treat for them. They'd had a few over the last few days. Oh well just one of those things. Thanks for the ideas and thougths My 5footer http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2379/2242540621_1a81dcb3c8.jpg
Posted 19-Jan-2008 23:37


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