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Melody
Nov 3rd 2007, 09:58 PM
Interesting if such things interest you. Kinda freaks me out a tad...lol...but such is nature when it freaks itself.

See a video of largish Siamese Twin Arowanas and a Tailess Arowana. (http://uploads.atomfilms.com/Clip.aspx?key=671E3EA43386EF74)
CACAdmin
Nov 4th 2007, 01:18 AM
Well, I guess this just goes to show that these anomolies happen in all species.
fishykisses
Nov 4th 2007, 10:22 AM
That siamese one kinda freaks me out too - what happens if the smaller one dies?!
CACAdmin
Nov 4th 2007, 10:43 AM
The larger fish would die to but how quickly afterwards would depend I think upon what shared organs and tissues they have... not long in either case, I should imagine.
Shelley
Nov 4th 2007, 01:19 PM
What if the bigger one got a glimpse of the smaller one and somehow tried to eat it???
CACAdmin
Nov 4th 2007, 02:14 PM
:eek: What a thought!
ENZO
Nov 4th 2007, 04:00 PM
Ugh thats screwed up lol.
Slipstream
Nov 4th 2007, 04:32 PM
thats creepy.. but obviously they have been doing good if they are that big . :) So something inside thems gotta be working properly.
ChrissyFishy
Nov 5th 2007, 11:35 AM
Oh dear. I don't think I could keep the siameese one but maybe I would get used to it.
stratos
Nov 5th 2007, 11:42 AM
I can see why the fish wasn't culled, I guess. Certainly is odd looking.

That said, there is a disturbing trend in the Asian arowana keeping world for what are best described as "hunchbacked" or deformed fish. There is compressed spinal curvature. Right now such fish, refered to as "King Arowana" can actually fetch up to $5000!! A few years ago they would have been culled. Rather strange.
PPulcher
Nov 5th 2007, 01:37 PM
That said, there is a disturbing trend in the Asian arowana keeping world for what are best described as "hunchbacked" or deformed fish. There is compressed spinal curvature. Right now such fish, refered to as "King Arowana"

That sounds an like those awful balloon mollies.
ChrissyFishy
Nov 5th 2007, 04:34 PM
I was thinking that to :no: . I liked those until I read they were deformed and felt stupid because when you look at them its obvious but I wasn't thinking about it I guess.::(:
Melody
Nov 5th 2007, 07:40 PM
There's a definite trend towards the spinal deformaties and it does indeed sicken a person when they find out. I used to keep them too Chris, before I knew, so don't feel bad. My Son liked them. I've seen the same thing in Guppies and Platy's.

But now we do know and the more people who know the better, which makes talking about them that much more important. We can't do much about the people who only see dollar signs when it comes to these things, but we can educate our fellow hobbyists. If the demand isn't there, niether are the dollar signs.
stratos
Nov 7th 2007, 02:48 AM
There's a definite trend towards the spinal deformaties and it does indeed sicken a person when they find out. I used to keep them too Chris, before I knew, so don't feel bad. My Son liked them. I've seen the same thing in Guppies and Platy's.

But now we do know and the more people who know the better, which makes talking about them that much more important. We can't do much about the people who only see dollar signs when it comes to these things, but we can educate our fellow hobbyists. If the demand isn't there, niether are the dollar signs.

I agree completely.
Melody
Nov 7th 2007, 09:28 PM
I had no idea they were exploiting deformaties in Arowanas, so I'm glad you brought it up. The fish must live a stressed life which would compromise the immune system and shorten the lifespan. Surely the majority of those who are paying $5000 for these fish would not be happy if they knew they were actually deformed... hopefully the word will get around quickly.