Black Ghost Knife Fish stabbed

[cottonj21]

Thought i would let you know, my black ghost is still going strong and that was his anus the leaf got stuck in (Saw him do a poo for the first time the other week), not sure if it was stuck going in or coming out.

cheers

 

[Esfa]

Thought i would let you know, my black ghost is still going strong and that was his anus the leaf got stuck in (Saw him do a poo for the first time the other week), not sure if it was stuck going in or coming out.

cheers

you just saw it for the first time, and you've had it for 3 years?! lol

and ouch...anus.

 

[missigfunk]

Thought i would let you know, my black ghost is still going strong and that was his anus the leaf got stuck in (Saw him do a poo for the first time the other week), not sure if it was stuck going in or coming out.

cheers

you just saw it for the first time, and you've had it for 3 years?! lol

and ouch...anus.

Too funny!

I bought a Ghost Knife about 2 weeks ago and I absoluetly LOVE it!

I don't see him eat because he usually hides, so I hand feed him everyday. So special
I've never been zapped lol



Forgot to say I'm glad he is ok

 

[cottonj21]

ye was wierd I thought its guts were hanging when i first saw it, it most go to a speacial place to do its number 2's

Mine was shy when I first go it but now it just cruses around most the day.
He is very tame for his size and has never bother any of the other smaller fish, apart from the clowns at feeding time which seem to get bitten alot but it deosnt bother them.

 

[Straydum]

that was his anus? so his anus is below his mouth?

 

[cottonj21]

Can someone confirm im correct on the anus part as there was definately aload of crap hang out of that spot the other day

 

[joecoral]

"The situation of the vent in these fishes is very peculiar, the intestine passing forwards from the stomach, instead of backwards, as is usually the case, so that they have the anus situated under the throat; in one of the long-snouted species it is actually considerably in front of the eyes, a peculiarity which I believe does not occur in any other vertebrated animal."

From:
Wallace, A.R. (1853) On Some Fishes Allied to Gymnotus Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 21: 75-76

So in short, yes, that was its anus

 

[cottonj21]

Brilliant thanks for clearing that up.

 

[Dorkhedeos]

Haha, that is kind of similar to betta. They got their ahole like right behind their throat

 

[missigfunk]

Ewww! LOL