is there anything i can do ???
check out how is mouth is permanently open (been this way for 18 hours)
Bumblebee bit off more than he can chew - HELP !
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Read this before posting!!
Since this board has been up, we have found there are several questions that routinely get asked in order to help diagnose problems. If you can have that information to begin with in your post, we'll be able to help right away (if we can!) without having to wait for you to post the info we need.
1) Your water parameters - pH, Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrates and salinity (if appropriate). This is by far the most important information you can provide! Do not answer this with "Fine" "Perfect" "ok", that tells us nothing. We need hard numbers.
2) Tank size and a list of ALL inhabitants. Include algae eaters, plecos, everything. We need to know what you have and how big the tank is.
3) Feeding, water change schedule and a list of all products you are using or have added to the tank (examples: Cycle, Amquel, salt, etc)
4) What changes you've made in the tank in the last week or so. Sometimes its the little things that make all the difference.
5) How long the aquarium has been set up, and how did you cycle it? If you don't know what cycling is read this: Fishless Cycling Article and familiarize yourself with all the information. Yes. All of it.
We want to help, and providing this information will go a LONG way to getting a diagnosis and hopeful cure that much faster.
While you wait for assistance:
One of the easiest and best ways to help your fish feel better is clean water! If you are already on a regular water change schedule (50% weekly is recommended) a good step to making your fish more comfortable while waiting for diagnosis/suggestions is to do a large water change immediately. Feel free to repeat daily or as often as you can, clean water is always a good thing! Use of Amquel or Prime as a dechlor may help with any ammonia or nitrite issues, and is highly recommended.
Note - if you do not normally do large water changes, doing a sudden, large water change could shock your fish by suddenly changing their established water chemistry. Clean water is still your first goal, so in this case, do several smaller (10%) water changes over the next day or two before starting any large ones.
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Bumblebee bit off more than he can chew - HELP !
one of my BBGs has a piece of frozen krill stuck in his mouth -- he normally takes the lager pieces and runs around the tank with him chewing and spitting out until it is a manageable, swallow-able size --- but not this time
is there anything i can do ???
check out how is mouth is permanently open (been this way for 18 hours)
is there anything i can do ???
check out how is mouth is permanently open (been this way for 18 hours)
Mike
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Please do not double post--it's confusing to have 2 threads on the same thing. I deleted the other one.
I think the fish will be fine. How is it acting?
I think the fish will be fine. How is it acting?
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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he is acting fine, very active -- still a total bully to everyone else (even the baby fig 
-- he is by far the most aggressive and still sits on his throne as the king of the tank -- i think ill give it another day or so and if its not out in the morning, do some oral surgery - thanks!
yeah , sorry about the double post, i know its a "no no", i just thought maybe the brackish folks that have kept these guys might not check the hospital section much -- wont happen again
-- he is by far the most aggressive and still sits on his throne as the king of the tank -- i think ill give it another day or so and if its not out in the morning, do some oral surgery - thanks!yeah , sorry about the double post, i know its a "no no", i just thought maybe the brackish folks that have kept these guys might not check the hospital section much -- wont happen again
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Thanks for the help everyone-
good news is, he has finally swallowed the thing and can now close his mouth -- it only took 24 hours - ha! --
it looked touch and go there for a while, but he always maintained his spirits, continuing to chase everyone around
im really glad i didnt have to risk oral surgery or clove oil sedation -- it all scares me a little too much
thanks again, MIKE
good news is, he has finally swallowed the thing and can now close his mouth -- it only took 24 hours - ha! --
it looked touch and go there for a while, but he always maintained his spirits, continuing to chase everyone around
im really glad i didnt have to risk oral surgery or clove oil sedation -- it all scares me a little too much
thanks again, MIKE
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These are the strangest little fish. Mine never seems to like anything as much as frozen krill... the one food he cannot fit in his mouth! He must be eating something since he's been in my tank for a year, but I figured this krill obsession was unique to my goby. I'm glad it worked out of his mouth! Silly fish 
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