kelley38 Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 I have a bosemani rainbow male. He has eaten a pygmy cory. it is stuck in his mouth and idk what to do. I will post a picture and video if i can. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DSH OUTDOORS Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Yikes! Sorry about your Cory but your rainbow is in real danger also now. I am going to summon my outdoors hat instead of my fish keeping hat. I have encountered this in the Lakes of Minnesota with fish swallowing things they shouldn't. My suggestion: have net, needle nose pliers (planting tweezer would also work) and meds ready. Net out the Rainbow and hold him in your hand. make a circle with your index and thumb for his head to go through, grip with your middle and ring finger against his back and the tail across your pinky. (The same way I would take a hook out of a sunfish). If to small to hold in this fashion grip with thumb and index right behind his head on either side. Grab the tail of the cory and pull gently back and forth till it is out. It might not come out easily or in one piece. This isn't going to be fun for either one of you. A couple of things to know. Leaving it in is not an option, the barbs on catfish are designed just for this reason and are designed to get stuck in a fish that eats them which will eventually kill them. Have meds ready to treat the rainbow. He is going to have tears on the inside of his mouth, try to be proactive. These are my suggestions from my experience with native species. Not all of them are going to make it after something like this. I wish you the best of luck. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley38 Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 3 minutes ago, DSH OUTDOORS said: Yikes! Sorry about your Cory but your rainbow is in real danger also now. I am going to summon my outdoors hat instead of my fish keeping hat. I have encountered this in the Lakes of Minnesota with fish swallowing things they shouldn't. My suggestion: have net, needle nose pliers (planting tweezer would also work) and meds ready. Net out the Rainbow and hold him in your hand. make a circle with your index and thumb for his head to go through, grip with your middle and ring finger against his back and the tail across your pinky. (The same way I would take a hook out of a sunfish). If to small to hold in this fashion grip with thumb and index right behind his head on either side. Grab the tail of the cory and pull gently back and forth till it is out. It might not come out easily or in one piece. This isn't going to be fun for either one of you. A couple of things to know. Leaving it in is not an option, the barbs on catfish are designed just for this reason and are designed to get stuck in a fish that eats them which will eventually kill them. Have meds ready to treat the rainbow. He is going to have tears on the inside of his mouth, try to be proactive. These are my suggestions from my experience with native species. Not all of them are going to make it after something like this. I wish you the best of luck. thank you so much! I think I see one of his barbs stuck out of the gills already. Idk what i was hoping for. I wish there was a way to calm him before this “procedure”. He is my biggest boy and oldest rainbow in my tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Struggle Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Solid advice from DSH Outdoors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley38 Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 3 hours ago, DSH OUTDOORS said: Yikes! Sorry about your Cory but your rainbow is in real danger also now. I am going to summon my outdoors hat instead of my fish keeping hat. I have encountered this in the Lakes of Minnesota with fish swallowing things they shouldn't. My suggestion: have net, needle nose pliers (planting tweezer would also work) and meds ready. Net out the Rainbow and hold him in your hand. make a circle with your index and thumb for his head to go through, grip with your middle and ring finger against his back and the tail across your pinky. (The same way I would take a hook out of a sunfish). If to small to hold in this fashion grip with thumb and index right behind his head on either side. Grab the tail of the cory and pull gently back and forth till it is out. It might not come out easily or in one piece. This isn't going to be fun for either one of you. A couple of things to know. Leaving it in is not an option, the barbs on catfish are designed just for this reason and are designed to get stuck in a fish that eats them which will eventually kill them. Have meds ready to treat the rainbow. He is going to have tears on the inside of his mouth, try to be proactive. These are my suggestions from my experience with native species. Not all of them are going to make it after something like this. I wish you the best of luck. I got him out!!! thank you so much for the advice. I did have to clip a barb coming out of the gill. rainbow seems to be much happier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSH OUTDOORS Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 minute ago, kelley38 said: I got him out!!! thank you so much for the advice. I did have to clip a barb coming out of the gill. rainbow seems to be much happier So happy to hear it! Keep an eye on him and monitor his eating. He will have open sores from the experience so be cautious of a bacterial infection. Keep us informed on how he recovers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelley38 Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 4 minutes ago, DSH OUTDOORS said: So happy to hear it! Keep an eye on him and monitor his eating. He will have open sores from the experience so be cautious of a bacterial infection. Keep us informed on how he recovers! yes I sure will! thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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