Diplogramma feeding

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Lol, draw blood?
 

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Lol, draw blood?
Yup did draw a lot of blood, some compression injury, it's been 9 days, still not completely healed, that should teach me to not play with him during feeding time.
 
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Nerves of steel. I would of bailed out long before it left the water

Hate to kick a man while he's down, but any aftermath photos
 

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1529414835148833659152743246763.jpg this is after 9 days

Can't take pic of the other side of the finger
 

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Lol, look at that sausage holding some food!-)
 

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Ouch. Did you seriously think you'd have the time to pull your hand away if the diplo lunged out? Or you didn't think. Was that the problem? :)

Great video and kudos for sacrificing yourself for our entertainment sake.
 

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Ouch. Did you seriously think you'd have the time to pull your hand away if the diplo lunged out? Or you didn't think. Was that the problem? :)

Great video and kudos for sacrificing yourself for our entertainment sake.
I always underestimated its bite strength, I have hand fed him many times before, this was the first time he did substantial damage.
Was freaking painful, the wound was pretty deep on one side of the finger, bled even after 5 hrs, the above pic was the internal damage caused by compression on the other side, luckily didn't tear flesh.

This is the last time I am. Hand feeding him though.


This video is from the previous attempts

 

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Oh, I see. You've been begging for it and have been long overdue :)

Looks and sounds exhilarating, I am sure. It's an astonishing pet fish. You could still do it by merely wearing a leather work glove... or borrowing wife's bbq tongs when she looks the other way.
 
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