Stoopid oscar - should I help?

[chris_todd]

My oscar ate a fish that was too big for his throat. See the attached pic.

The question is, should I try to remove the fish from his mouth? He seems to be able to "breathe" OK.


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[Becca]

PM Gravel_digger (Terrell). He told me a story about an Oscar that did this - I think the Oscar lived.

 

[chriscoli]

Very stoopid! So sorry! I've heard of people reaching in with maybe tweezers or needle nose pliers and unhooking the spines and reversing the stuck fish from the other fish's mouth.

Good luck!

 

[daninmd]

Think you might do more harm trying to remove it. He will spit it out or swallow it. They would do that in the wild too and survive without our intervention

 

[Rasta Fish]

Its fine, leave him be
he will eventually swallow it

 

[blkmjk]

Get ready for a growth spurt!

Drew

 

[Tony]

I had a juvenile Parachromis eat an otocinclus almost as long as he was. He swam around for a few days and eventually got it down. I'd let him be.

 

[Becca]

At least it wasn't a fancy otocinclus...

 

[YSS]

Who was the victim?

 

[blkmjk]

I had a juvenile Parachromis eat an otocinclus almost as long as he was. He swam around for a few days and eventually got it down. I'd let him be.

Juvenile red tiger???? When did you have those Tony?

Drew

 

[Tony]

Juvenile red tiger???? When did you have those Tony?

Drew

Nah, just one of my La Ceibas.

 

[blkmjk]

Do you remember if you kept that one? The only reason I ask is now looking at it it looks like one I have that was a cast off of yours. I have a male from you still. He is 7" possibly going to a new home to be a stud for a friend...

Drew

 

[D-money]

I would leave the Oscar alone..either he will swallow it or spit it out over time.