Hi all ive got a 150 gallon tropical fish tank and one of the inmates a 30 inch shark catfish has decided to swallow my algae scraper i can understand why he has as it looks like a big fish stick / crab stick but my problem is how do i get him to cough it up as he will keep it in his mouth thinking he can digest it other than wrestle him and try to retrieve it from his mouth myself but he has big teeth and could easily swallow my hand Any thaughts ? onto no6 Range Rover

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You need a fish mouth spreader available from fishing tackle shops

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I have a couple of mouth spreaders in my fishing bag, if you were closer you could have had one.


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Picture of the tank & Catfish please

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All the suggestions are quite funny and did make me smile i did try to catch him and manually retrieve said lost item but he got a bit stroppy so i left him alone and went shooting when i came back he had spewed it up along with a rubber sucker thing and an air stone so im very happy hes ok and pictures will follow  onto no6 Range Rover

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