Drop Eye Surgery Video
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Ugh that was ugly lol...The tail thing is really cruel and unnescessary.. Who cares about a bigger tail??? Idiots..The whole procedure was unnessecary imo..
That was very interesting. I didn't know that splitting the filaments between the rays of the tail makes it grow bigger.
They're talking about the aro being so thick (fat) in size, there's always a chance of drop eye. Also the condition may be induced by having a deep tank. Even after the removal of fat build up it may still continue to look down based on it being used to that position. The guy performing the procedure said his "sifu" or teacher taught him how to do this. The intentional splitting not cutting off, of the tail induces the fan tail form. This is because during the healing process it fills in the gap.
And the lady in the background is talking about groceries.
And the lady in the background is talking about groceries.
i know nothing about aro.
to me this look cruel,just to please their taste they cut fish.traumatizethat fish and back in a overcrowded tank....anyway what do i know
to me this look cruel,just to please their taste they cut fish.traumatizethat fish and back in a overcrowded tank....anyway what do i know
Actually it doesn't. The fish probably fought, the tail was damaged and didn't grow back properly. Since he took the fish out for the eye surgery, he just fixed the tail at the same time.benzjamin13;3036929; said:
I have heard of wild aros being caught with drop eye. I believe it, too. Think about it, it their "natural" habitat so different? If there is a lack of bugs and other food from the surface, will they not look for food elsewhere? If the river floods so that it is deeper?
Also, is it also possible that it is an old age thing? Like wrinkles in people? Certain things can make it worse or help.
Are all these not very possible. Kinda like diabetes in people. Healthy people can get it, they don't have to be fat and overeat.
The bottom line is we don't know exactly what causes drop eye, just what it is. We can fix it and even prevent it to some degree. Remember, poor water quality (especially high nitrate), poor nutrition/diets, tank depth, tank design, tank mates, and many other factors have all been identified as possible causes. People sometimes have fed an aro a very lean diet and put it in a shallow, wide tank with no tank mates and excellent water quality and sometimes drop eye eventually develops.
Until a large scale long term study is done on arowanas and drop eye, we can only do our best to prevent it. And remember, it does not hurt the fish. It is simply a new eye position. It does not even make it look bad in my opinion.
Also, is it also possible that it is an old age thing? Like wrinkles in people? Certain things can make it worse or help.
Are all these not very possible. Kinda like diabetes in people. Healthy people can get it, they don't have to be fat and overeat.
The bottom line is we don't know exactly what causes drop eye, just what it is. We can fix it and even prevent it to some degree. Remember, poor water quality (especially high nitrate), poor nutrition/diets, tank depth, tank design, tank mates, and many other factors have all been identified as possible causes. People sometimes have fed an aro a very lean diet and put it in a shallow, wide tank with no tank mates and excellent water quality and sometimes drop eye eventually develops.
Until a large scale long term study is done on arowanas and drop eye, we can only do our best to prevent it. And remember, it does not hurt the fish. It is simply a new eye position. It does not even make it look bad in my opinion.
