What is this?!

[titustitus]

Hi guys, i bought an endi quite a while back and always realised that it had this thing growing on it! any idea what is it?

 

[tokyogasmask]

If you mean the 2 things sprouting from it's gills, they are it's external gills.
Most juvis have them, they disappear as it grows.
They tend to appear when the water has lower oxygen.

 

[titustitus]

oh yes those things. oh man thats so cool! they had it already when i got them. thanks for the info!

 

[Moloch]

So those are the external gills everyone talks about developing & going away?

I've been waiting to see if the 'regular' gills on the sides of my senegals' heads ever disappear....I've never seen those on my sens.

 

[titustitus]

yea nv seen any on senegals before too!

 

[knifegill]

So if we reduce the oxygen levels, they might grow bigger gills?

 

[tokyogasmask]

So if we reduce the oxygen levels, they might grow bigger gills?

Possibly. But not worth experimenting really is it?

Most juveniles have them. Some lose them early, some lose them later.
Some young adults get them back for a while too.

 

[titustitus]

do they grow on all poly? or only endi?

 

[tokyogasmask]

All can have them, just certain Bichirs have them more often. (Endli, Dels, Ansorgii Laps etc)

 

[titustitus]

oo cool! thanks for the info!