Ornate!

[Cohazard]

Thanks Cohazard... waiting for my bro to land tmrw hez got a nice slr with lens will post up some nice pics of them.... they have put on a lil bit of meat as well

Cool man, looking forward to the shots, that was a cool capture with the ornates mouth open. If you've got the same reflex with the SLR you should get some good shots.

 

[Gar88]

hey guys... one of ma ornate has developed this pinkish flower thing on his gills on the both side... what is it?


sorry for the dirty glass...

 

[tokyogasmask]

Those will be it's external gills.

As for sexing them, at 6" there is no guarantee of sexing by anal fin, so don't count your chickens just yet...

That said, if you post clear pics of both the Ornates anal fins I (and others here) can give you a pretty good opinion.

 

[Gar88]

Those will be it's external gills.

As for sexing them, at 6" there is no guarantee of sexing by anal fin, so don't count your chickens just yet...

That said, if you post clear pics of both the Ornates anal fins I (and others here) can give you a pretty good opinion.

Thanks TGM... so they grow external gills huh? didnt know that... whats that for and do retain them till adulthood?
sorry for the pic as i was not patient enuf and as for sexing them as of now i was just guessing not bothered at the moment.. will surely post some good pics....

 

[JamesF]

Polys are born with external gills to help in getting oxygen. They loose them as they mature. Sometimes they come back when they're still small and then disappear again.

 

[Gar88]

Polys are born with external gills to help in getting oxygen. They loose them as they mature. Sometimes they come back when they're still small and then disappear again.

Thanks James... yea pretty much figured after TGM's reply... did some searching on the external gills.... wished they had that growth permanent.. too bad they lose it...

 

[JamesF]

As far as I know, only polys grow external gills. No other fish does, which is pretty cool on its own.

 

[Gar88]

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guys... didnt have time to take a good pic... but im seeing some growth is it algae?... u see the black gravel... it has white hairy stuff... noticing it growing... anybody know what this is?

 

[anarekist]

worms?

 

[Gar88]

worms?

i have no idea bro... i tried to observe it for a bit.... i guess they were movin but again there was current... so probably i need to shut the filter and take some closer pics of it and post when i get home later....

but if at all those are worms is it bad?.... im wondering what may have caused it... ive been doin regular water changes... thought for worms to come it shld be stale water rite....