The Fish Thread

[bobo746]

[bobo746]

There's nothing fishy about a one-eyed albino shark.
It's not a Photoshop creation, but the real deal, according to shark experts who have examined the preserved creature.
The foetus had been cut from its pregnant bull shark mother, which had been caught by a commercial fisherman in the Gulf of California.
Photos of the dead small shark with one eye in the centre of its face became an instant internet hit after the images were published in July.
Shark experts said it was unlikely the foetus would have survived after its natural birth.

Its condition is known as cyclopia, a "developmental anomaly in which only one eye develops", according to LiveScience.
Researchers said although such a creature was rare, the albino shark was genuine.
"As far as I know, less than 50 examples of an abnormality like this have been recorded," Mexican shark expert Felipe Galvan Magana said.

[Bettyboo]

^ that deserves a red (get back to the magnificent Yiponese breasts thread; that's where you do your best work... )











(Sorry Bobo it was the closest I could get...:

[bobo746]

GEE THANKS BETTY

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[nidhogg]

Where the hell is Thorny?

Hope he is OK...any way - Indian walkman:

[Cujo]

[TizMe]

[Loy Toy]

Where the hell is Thorny?

Hope he is OK...any way - Indian walkman:

I spoke with him about 3 weeks ago and he is up to his eyeballs in work.

[withnallstoke]

up to his eyeballs

Fish eyes?

[sabaii sabaii]

All work and no play makes Thorm a dull boy

I see the bastards still playing the Fantasy Football, and doing very well

[nidhogg]

Where the hell is Thorny?

Hope he is OK...any way - Indian walkman:

I spoke with him about 3 weeks ago and he is up to his eyeballs in work.

Cheers for that. Always concerning when a well liked poster vanishes suddenly.

[Davis Knowlton]

BUMMER!!!! My young Australian Arowana up and died today. I had only had it for about three weeks. One minute it was fine, then started swimming erratically, then rolled over and croaked. Upon closer examination, had red spots on his belly and head. Google says 'red spot' is always fatal, and may come from filtration problems, which I didn't have. Shit. I liked that fish. Plus, wife now says no more $50 fish.

[khmen]

^Just tell her she cant have any $50 shoes or makeup or whatever then, she'll soon come round!

[TizMe]

If Arowana are only worth $50 where you are, then it might be a good business to export them to Singapore.

I frequently see them here for sale for well over SGD1,000.

[khmen]

[Davis Knowlton]

^^Tiz: This was a small, young silver Arawana. Cheapest in the store. I didn't want to spend huge bucks on a kind of fish I had never had before (smart move). There were loads of them that cost much, much more - depending on size, color, etc.

[Davis Knowlton]

So, after the untimely death of the arawana, I had a cooler full of guppies. Started feeding them to my big, flower horn fish, who previously had only gotten dried food. She LOVES them. Attacks like she hasn't seen food for months, and hoovers them down. She just ate about 30 in ten minutes.

[TizMe]

Ah OK.

I know the Chinese-Singaporeans think that owning a nice Arawana is good luck.

I always had trouble keeping goldfish alive for more than a week or two.

[Davis Knowlton]

The good luck guys are the red ones. You can either buy a full grown red one, or spend the money on a new car.

[nidhogg]

^ Protected species the asian arowana, with trade and selling controlled and subjected to penalties in some parts of the world. The species is endangered....

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