Tilapia Can't close Mouth - Aquaponic Gardening2024-03-29T01:43:19Zhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/forum/topics/tilapia-can-t-close-mouth?commentId=4778851%3AComment%3A596551&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWell...maybe make it a daily…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-02-10:4778851:Comment:5966282015-02-10T19:19:37.526ZPam DeLonghttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PamDeLong
<p>Well...maybe make it a daily therapy? 2-3 times a day?</p>
<p>Well...maybe make it a daily therapy? 2-3 times a day?</p> She is in the classroom 50 Ga…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-02-10:4778851:Comment:5963942015-02-10T16:48:54.951ZLuke Smithhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/LukeSmith
<p>She is in the classroom 50 Gal tank with one other tilapia one 6 inch goldfish and one 4 inch convict. She stays with the larger tilapia and they seem to get along fine the goldfish ignores the others. Sometimes the convict make advances but the larger fish don't seem to be very afraid of him. Though they will face him and back peddle a little.</p>
<p>I took her out of the tank and tried to open and close the mouth. At first it would not close, but after massaging it open and closed it…</p>
<p>She is in the classroom 50 Gal tank with one other tilapia one 6 inch goldfish and one 4 inch convict. She stays with the larger tilapia and they seem to get along fine the goldfish ignores the others. Sometimes the convict make advances but the larger fish don't seem to be very afraid of him. Though they will face him and back peddle a little.</p>
<p>I took her out of the tank and tried to open and close the mouth. At first it would not close, but after massaging it open and closed it loosened up and would close. When I put her back in the tank she kept it open.</p> Sure hope it clears up...been…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-02-10:4778851:Comment:5965512015-02-10T14:17:56.233ZPam DeLonghttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PamDeLong
Sure hope it clears up...been doing a bit of searching on a lot of search engine...not a lot of info out there. Reasons varied from pebble pecking, to locking lips, to being aggressively chased into the walls of the tank. I seem to recall one person saying they gently forced the mouth open a little further and managed to pop it back in place, but not sure how that works.<br />
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Are you able to have her in a separate tank in case it was from aggressive behavior?
Sure hope it clears up...been doing a bit of searching on a lot of search engine...not a lot of info out there. Reasons varied from pebble pecking, to locking lips, to being aggressively chased into the walls of the tank. I seem to recall one person saying they gently forced the mouth open a little further and managed to pop it back in place, but not sure how that works.<br />
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Are you able to have her in a separate tank in case it was from aggressive behavior? She still seem healthy, thoug…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-02-10:4778851:Comment:5964752015-02-10T02:45:51.430ZLuther Smithhttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/LutherSmith
<p>She still seem healthy, though the mouth never closes.</p>
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<p>She still seem healthy, though the mouth never closes.</p>
<p></p> Any update on your fish with…tag:aquaponicgardening.ning.com,2015-02-09:4778851:Comment:5964582015-02-09T19:13:51.146ZPam DeLonghttps://aquaponicgardening.ning.com/profile/PamDeLong
<p>Any update on your fish with lock-jaw?</p>
<p>Any update on your fish with lock-jaw?</p>