FISH EXPERTS PLEASE HELP....URGENT!!

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Titania · 04/02/2005 18:33

what do you do when your fish has got a gravel stone stuck in it's mouth? My big oranda has got one stuck and is starting to struggle....its been there for about 15 minutes that I have seen....please help....I don't want another pet dying on me.....

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MrsBigD · 04/02/2005 18:35

Titania... might sound stupid and obvious, but have you tried catching him and helping him dislodge the stone by applying slight pressure from the back of the 'mouth corners'?

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Titania · 04/02/2005 18:36

i havent got anything to catch him in........

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moondog · 04/02/2005 18:36

Sorry...thought it was cookery advice you were after..
Tweezers?

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Titania · 04/02/2005 18:37

it does look really really stuck/......god knows how it managed to get it in there in the first place!!!

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moondog · 04/02/2005 18:37

Tea strainer,sieve?

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Titania · 04/02/2005 18:38

oh yes........sieve.....right......

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Titania · 04/02/2005 18:50

cant get it.....damned it......its really stuck.....

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misdee · 04/02/2005 19:17

silly fish. hope you get it sorted soon. sieve, tea strainer, colander, hands!!

MrsBigD · 04/02/2005 19:32

not sure how big your fish is, but once you got it you could try gently inserting a toothpich from the corner of the mouth?

you might want to try a fish chat board...
www.fishindex.com/

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