Polypterus Has A Lump!

[ghostknife597]

my polypterus has a lump in his side. is it possible he ate a rock?!

 

[always4lora]

If it's on a gravel substrate then yeh, but if you've just fed it then its most likely food. They're kinda like snakes when they've eaten.

If you do have gravel change to sand as it saves you worrying about it eating gravel.

 

[ghostknife597]

its been in there for a few days now...this isnt good.

 

[gasmask]

Yup, sounds like impacted gravel to me.
Polys should always be kept on bare tanks, sand or non-rough tiny gravel/chips.

 

[ghostknife597]

well the lump seems to be gone now so perhaps it was just a mass of slow-digesting food. thanks for the help though