Malapterurus electricus

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when i traded my midas into a lfs they put it in with some smaller fish which it bullied so moved it in with a small e cat.
the midas went for it and it shocked the midas and the midas was sensless for days.
the lfs owner had to turn the midas over from side to side as it was getting a sdore on one side.
it made a full recovery and now the lfs owner keeps it at home although it does have a bit of a scar.
dixon
 
rumblesushi said:
so um, how about a video of it moving around or eating or something? :D
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I am glad I could get you to show so much interest!

I actually have several videos, thought you never ask :naughty:

I just need to edit the sound portion out, as my girl friend is whining in the background
and she wouldn't be happy if I posted them with.

Any suggestions on quality video editing programs?
 
sofatfish: The ancient eyptians did use the ecats as forms of healing, with of course
not very much scientific foundation supporting it. But electro-therapy is sometimes
used even now days, except that is called:

"Auriculotherapy is a non-invasive form of electrical stimulation to external ear for the relief of pain and addictive behaviors. "

Also other sources claim:
"The exact mechanism of electrical stimulation’s beneficial effect remains controversial. Electrical stimulation may directly block transmission of pain signals along nerves. In addition, electrical stimulation has been shown to promote the release of endorphins, which are natural painkillers produced by the body."

The EOD of the ecat could have had similar effects on the ancients. :)
 
Nice!

I never seen one of those things before....Do they use there shock for prey or is it just a defence mechanism? Sorry, maybe stupid questions but I've never seen anything like it -
 
the shock or EOD can be used for defence or offense, and no need to be sorry :)

Sources claim that the ecat uses its EOD not for navigation and only predator and protection. But from the photos we can clearly see the little symmetrical white dots on his
face, supposedly ampullary organs, or current/voltage detecting organs! So who knows?
 
Picture update of the ecat:

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Put on about one cm of growth, still very vigorous and now that he is in the tank alone, activity level of the fish has increased dramatically.

I put in 4 white mountain clouded minows from my friend's breeding cull, he took out 3 of them over night. I am going to try to digitally record the predatory behavior.
 
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