Senegal Bichir

[Dave Ehl]

last time i fed was 4 days ago, and it was a very small cut of prawn.
can they recover from this?
should i treat for internal parasites and hope that it's not blockage?

 

[drobbyb]

He looks pretty bad and looks to be in pain. Definately could be blockage. Do you see him poop? Also could be a massive bacterial infection. Did you skin the prawns? Shells can cause blockage if they aren't run through a food processor. Either is very very bad and you should probably euthenize him if it is either of these 2.

 

[Loony Fish]

cant tell
does he seem ok?
look for poop from him and if not, there maybe trouble.

 

[invader]

Definitely blockage, probably from the gravel. The only thing I could recommend is trying to "burp" the senegal, by taking it out of the water and rubbing the lump from back to front. Other than that, I have no idea.

 

[Dave Ehl]

the prawns i fed were de shelled and fully cooked. i haven't seen poo lately. when i look at the bichir from the bottom when it is swimming, the belly is opaque with a dark section in the middle.
I just tried to "burp" it and it just kept biting me.
I don't think i'd be able to kill it. i'm going to hope for the best and leave it in.

 

[drobbyb]

Good luck with this guy.

 

[Dave Ehl]

thanks. i'm not going to make that mistake again.