Dont you all worry to much at the moment he is in a 8 foot tank and in the process of building an indoor pool which will be ready long before he even reaches 14 inch so i would say he is one of the lucky ones, wouldnt you???????????????

Just to let you know he finally spat it out, the clip came first then the suction cap which he then tried to eat again and got it stuck to the roof of his mouth! He soon realised he couldnt eat with it in so, after a bit of thrashing about he managed to be rid of it

Thanks for your help i shall watch him closely.

Hi I have a red tailed catfish he has swallowed a suction clip and it is in his stomach. Will it harm him?

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