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Question: Axie is going to choke to death?

Icarez

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Hey there people,

My white axie got a hold of a clownbotia fish.
He has it in his mouth now for an hour, and is laying on the floor and sometimes he shakes wildly like he still needs to kill it.
The tailfin of the fish is sticking out of his mouth so he ate it the right direction.

However my axies come up every 5 minutes or so to take a breath, can he choke to death when he can't swallow the entire fish in one time?

It looks kinda funny with the fin out of his mouth but I'm not sure if this is going right.

Edit: The axie is a youngster, arround 3 months in age and 10 - 15cm in length

The fish was about the length of his body but only half the width.

Cheers
 
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It's been another hour... how long can it take for him t decide to spit or swallow this thing...
 

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Well nevermind, he got it down... pretty scary to watch, he held up his head at some points looking straight up with the tailfin still out his mouth. but he is very well fed now and laying happy in his cave :)
 

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exactly why you shouldn't mix species, glad your axie got it down
 
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