Help appreciated:

philtre · Post by **philtre** » 04 Nov 2003, 19:20

Would anyone be able to help me with this?
http://www.petfrd.com/forum/showthread. ... eadid=4395

Would appreciate if anyone can shed a light on this, whatever information would be good. Especially on how to ID this and or prevent this.

Thanks very much in advance.

Regards
phil

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 04 Nov 2003, 19:43

With the picture I can see it it not possible to assume anything that would...

how to ID this and or prevent this.

What had you assumed is the cause of the hole?

Post by **Silurus** » 04 Nov 2003, 21:23

Looks like the fish had been dead for sometime and something else in the tank just gnawed a hole in the carcass. I've seen it happen often.

magnum4 · Post by **magnum4** » 04 Nov 2003, 21:56

Looks like the fish had been dead for sometime and something else in the tank just gnawed a hole in the carcass. I've seen it happen often.

This is the most likely. but could be mistaken for an internal problem, however in most casses this is not the case.