Conjoined Fish

[Night61]

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[puppyjess123]

poor things....

 

[murphyk32]

never heard of that before.. sucks for the fish, although i guess itd just need getting used to for them and they might be fine

 

[VictorMeldrew]

How strange, would you buy it if it turned up at your lfs?

 

[nosoup4you]

If, according to the article, they are only attached by skin, why not separate them?

 

[puppyjess123]

I feel sorry for the one who is upside down must be dizzy.

 

[TylerFerretLord]

They attract people to the aquarium, that's why.

Pretty neat. I always like seeing stuff like this posted.

 

[murphyk32]

yea now that u say that, it prolly isnt a very pleasant experience living upside down as for seperating them, i couldnt tell u for sure but owuld imagin theres risks

 

[kubora666]

If, according to the article, they are only attached by skin, why not separate them?

because they rely on eachover, u cant chop a fish that lives upside down on the bottom of its larger twin off, and then expect it to live a normal life.
they are functioning perfectly fine, so why make their lives harder by cutting them up? at least they are healthy

 

[BigC]

Happens sometimes and I have experienced it first hand with killifish fry (twin heads etc) Should have been culled before getting to that stage IMHO

 

[kribensis12]

COOL!!!!!! It dosent harm the fish at all. Sicne they were born that way, they assume its normal. Also, if the bigger one protects the smaller one, and the small one eats debris off the ground, then whats the problem?