Bloodworm Stuck In Mouth

[electropunk06]

HI, just fed my fish frozen blood worms and my apisto has one stuck in his mouth. he is still breathing around it i think.
Should i remove it or leave to see if it comes out on its own?
How long should i wait to see if i should remove it?
How would i go about removing it?
Thankyou
Lloyd

 

[moochy13]

is it stuck in his gill ? i #105### a brick when i saw one of my cories with a bloodworm hanging out of its gill, but it eventually worked its way out a couple of mintes later. im not really sure theres anything you could do anyway. i guess it would eventually break down if it didnt work its way out. as long as hes acting pretty normal anyways, i would just leave it.

 

[electropunk06]

Thanks but it disapeared within an hour, it wasnt in his gill it was right in his mouth with about a 6th of the blood worm hanging out.
he seems happy now
Thanks

Lloyd

 

[Harlequins]

That reminds me of some guppy juvis i had and they pigged out on bloodworm,i didnt realise until the next morning that 2 of them still had bloodworm stuck in their mouths

I managed to grab hold of the bw and whilst the guppy tried to free itself,it eventually came out on both,they were none the worse for wear...

 

[FreedomFighter]

Silly guppies.

But yes it's natural, gutsy fish just get too greedy and this happens regular.