Regular Member justkeepswimming Posted July 30, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 30, 2008 my black moor has gravel in his mouth and hes gasping and wiggling and struggling and he cant get it out.. what do i do?!? HELP! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin koko Posted July 30, 2008 Admin Share Posted July 30, 2008 Gently pick him up, normally when you pick them up and toward the top of the water they will try to push it out them selfs 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member justkeepswimming Posted July 30, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 30, 2008 *sigh* thank goodness, it worked! at first he wouldnt let me get my hand under him but after awhile he did and spit it out just like you said ....should i be thinking about larger gravel ? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member heidiinatree@yahoo.ca Posted July 30, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 30, 2008 I hate these words "gravel in mouth"!!!..I'm glad you got it out 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Petperson04 Posted July 30, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 30, 2008 should i be thinking about larger gravel ? Yes, I would. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member justkeepswimming Posted July 30, 2008 Author Regular Member Share Posted July 30, 2008 i'm glad i got it out too................ does changing the gravel make the cycle start over again? because i just finished cycling after my ph crash........ 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member CountryLovah Posted July 31, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 31, 2008 Whew close call!! Glad things worked out for you!! In the past I have noticed that when most people are removing or changing gravel the best method is to remove a cupful at a time.. That way there is no bump in the cycle... I decided to get rid of the gravel in my tanks and go with larger decorative stones. I am happy I did. Although the fish can move them around, they don't pick them up and actually put them in the mouths. I was reading about people running into that problem and it SCARED me.. I believe it you do remove it all completely, it will not start the cycle all over again, because most of your BB are housed in the filter and filter media. But it may cause a bump in your cycle, so you will want to test the water each day right after it is removed and do extra water changes accordingly. When I removed my gravel I was impatient and I did most of it in one day. (My tank was fishless at the time though so it was okay). It caused a SLIGHT bump but only took a few days to get back on track. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member heidiinatree@yahoo.ca Posted July 31, 2008 Regular Member Share Posted July 31, 2008 i'm glad i got it out too................does changing the gravel make the cycle start over again? because i just finished cycling after my ph crash........ you can put your gravel in a nylon stocking and leave it in the tank for a few weeks while the new stuff establishes benificial bacteria...I wouldn't say taking gravel out would crash a cycle ..but it would put a bump in it ,as most of the bb's are in the filter ..but it is better to be safe than sorryI know it looks ugly having a few nylon stockings laying in your tank ..but it will keep your fish from putting it in his mouth and keep your cycle safe at the same time 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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