i just saw my senegal eat a piece of gravel. i doubt there like chickens and it helps with there digestion. should i be worried about him eating the gravel? do i need a special type of substrate for him?
senegal just ate gravel...
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ughhhhh like a normal size piece of gravel? but i had moved to get a better look and he bolted behind some decorations. and when i looked he had a mealworm in his mouth. also could i possibly put sand and some regular gravel in the tank or should it be sand only?
how do you know he actually swallowed it? i saw mine attempt to eat a piece. he chomped down on it a couple of times and spat it out, after realizing that it was not food. maybe your's did the same and you just did not see him release it.
I hope this is what happened, 'cuz otherwise he's most likely a goner as he probably won't be able to pass it. Which is why sand or bare bottoms are recommended for polypterus of any type. Some will swallow a piece of gravel and be unable to pass it, and literally die from constipation. It would most likely be an incredibly painful death, too.phillydog1958;3622998; said:
he had it in his mouth, and when i made a move to see what he was doing he bolted behind some decorations and when i saw him he did not have the gravel in his mouth.
alrighty. i think i'm gonna move him to a 55 i just got. i have a 10 gallon with sand, i think i can handle a 55 with sand. cleaning its just a little tricky sometimes
