Joana and the whale, true story.

Cichlid Man · 07-26-2005, 06:41 AM

Wow you wouldn't beleive it!
Last night about 9pm I noticed that my snakehead had a massive stomach, he then spat out my sucking loach and before I could rescue him the snakehead grabbed it and swallowed it again. I netted the snakehead as quick as I could and tried to see if he would spit it out , the fish didn't budge. So I put the snakehead back in the tank and went to bed, the next morning I came down stairs and the snakehead still had a big buldge. After a few minutes of making breakfast (My tank is in the kitchen) a saw a little fish darting around so fast I couldn't tell what it was. I then noticed that the snakeheads stomach was flat! It must be the sucking loach. I quickly netted it, it was unrecognisable, its fins were all torn and its skin was all flaking off. I just couldn't believe that a fish survived the night in another fishes stomoch without number one being crushed, and digested. That sucking loach is one hell of a fighter. I bet it's evolved over the years not to be devourered by predators. I will let you know how he's doing in a few days time, but from now on I think that the sucking loach is one of my favourite fish purely for survival.

Huugs · 07-26-2005, 10:41 AM

Wow thats some story. Id like to know how he does so keep us posted.

fishfreaks · 07-26-2005, 11:42 AM

wow, what a story cichlid man! im suprised too that you got him out alive but i am happy for you after all of your effort, how big is your snakehead?

Cichlid Man · 07-26-2005, 11:43 AM

Around a foot. The algae eater seems to be recovering well, I wounder if that will be the case tommorow morning.

fishfreaks · 07-26-2005, 11:53 AM

wow. i sure hope he (or she) will be ok!

blor · 07-26-2005, 02:11 PM

wow, that's crazy...at least the loach is okay for now

Scuba Kid · 07-26-2005, 02:43 PM

thats amazing! hope your loach does okay though.

**Baby_Baby** · 07-26-2005, 03:21 PM

ya. thats really wild. Hope the little guy gets better!

Cichlid Man · 07-27-2005, 07:35 AM

He's recovering.

The only problems now are a broken dorsal fin, a saw tooth mark on his right hand side, and half a tail. Apart from that he seems to be a normal fish.

Lydia · 07-27-2005, 08:10 AM

wow I am really impressed! that is one tough fish!

Lexus · 07-28-2005, 12:31 AM

Yikes if I were him, I'd be knocking on the Aquarium glass going "I want to move" "Help"!

07-26-2005, 06:41 AM	#1
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	Joana and the whale, true story. Wow you wouldn't beleive it! Last night about 9pm I noticed that my snakehead had a massive stomach, he then spat out my sucking loach and before I could rescue him the snakehead grabbed it and swallowed it again. I netted the snakehead as quick as I could and tried to see if he would spit it out , the fish didn't budge. So I put the snakehead back in the tank and went to bed, the next morning I came down stairs and the snakehead still had a big buldge. After a few minutes of making breakfast (My tank is in the kitchen) a saw a little fish darting around so fast I couldn't tell what it was. I then noticed that the snakeheads stomach was flat! It must be the sucking loach. I quickly netted it, it was unrecognisable, its fins were all torn and its skin was all flaking off. I just couldn't believe that a fish survived the night in another fishes stomoch without number one being crushed, and digested. That sucking loach is one hell of a fighter. I bet it's evolved over the years not to be devourered by predators. I will let you know how he's doing in a few days time, but from now on I think that the sucking loach is one of my favourite fish purely for survival. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

07-26-2005, 11:42 AM	#3
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,272	wow, what a story cichlid man! im suprised too that you got him out alive but i am happy for you after all of your effort, how big is your snakehead? __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

07-26-2005, 11:43 AM	#4
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	Around a foot. The algae eater seems to be recovering well, I wounder if that will be the case tommorow morning. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

07-26-2005, 11:53 AM	#5
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,272	wow. i sure hope he (or she) will be ok! __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

07-26-2005, 02:11 PM	#6
blor living in a 10 gal tank Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: So Cal Age: 28 Posts: 144	wow, that's crazy...at least the loach is okay for now __________________ "To be the best, one has to be better than the rest" "Some people are alive because it's against the law to kill them"

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07-26-2005, 10:41 AM	#2
Huugs Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London UK Age: 23 Posts: 253	Wow thats some story. Id like to know how he does so keep us posted.

07-26-2005, 02:43 PM	#7
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	thats amazing! hope your loach does okay though. __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

07-26-2005, 03:21 PM	#8
Baby_Baby Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tulsa Posts: 3,823 Blog Entries: 1	ya. thats really wild. Hope the little guy gets better! __________________ "By avoiding the very thing you despise the most, by trying to be "different" by striving to be so "unique", you've become the sole and center of all that you held so high on the pedestal of disgusting mortality deemed society."

07-27-2005, 07:35 AM	#9
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,093	He's recovering. The only problems now are a broken dorsal fin, a saw tooth mark on his right hand side, and half a tail. Apart from that he seems to be a normal fish. __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

07-27-2005, 08:10 AM	#10
Lydia Ichthus Owner Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: FL Posts: 1,902	wow I am really impressed! that is one tough fish! __________________ Vote for FishForums!

07-28-2005, 12:31 AM	#11
Lexus Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 2,407	Yikes if I were him, I'd be knocking on the Aquarium glass going "I want to move" "Help"! __________________ 55 Gallon 1 Fantail Goldfish 1 Albino Bristlenose 4 African Dwarf Frogs 4 Black Skirt Tetras 4 Angelfish 3 Zebra Danios 14? Assorted Corys 46 Gallon 8 Tiger Barbs 8 Pulcher/Brichardi Cichlids 29 Gallon 1 Snail 1 Betta 8 Pulcher/Brichardi Fry

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