Johannes Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 I wonder wether fish can explode and is it a disease or something else Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmedByFish Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 Eh, I've heard they can split open when something goes wrong that makes them swell enormously. But no, they can't explode. As for what causes it, I'll let others weigh in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lefty o Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 what kind of fish are we talking about? im fairly certain without the use of explosives a fish wont explode. now due to extreme swelling, their skin may split. should be okay to keep the flak jacket in the closet.😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbit Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 I have heard of fry eating themselves to death, but I’m pretty sure they don’t actually burst open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 My guppy consumed so many of another’s fry just before she gave birth she had a split in the middle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalmedByFish Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 On 10/1/2021 at 12:41 PM, Guppysnail said: My guppy consumed so many of another’s fry just before she gave birth she had a split in the middle Holy Ouch, Batman! Is that an actual opening, or more like a stretch mark? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted October 1, 2021 Share Posted October 1, 2021 On 10/1/2021 at 2:16 PM, CalmedByFish said: Holy Ouch, Batman! Is that an actual opening, or more like a stretch mark? I’m not sure it looked really raw in person but was entirely gone the next day so I’m assuming stretch or internal tear of some sort. Poor rest of tank went unfed for 5 days because I wanted her slimmed down….(they ate fine tons upon tons of guppy fry and neocaridina babies.) Ps she didn’t seem to notice 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 On 10/1/2021 at 11:41 AM, Guppysnail said: My guppy consumed so many of another’s fry just before she gave birth she had a split in the middle I just shared this story with my spouse. 1. It confirms we have endlers, not guppies 2. Reinforces that we will not be getting guppies😳 my spouse said they would cry if they saw a momma fish eating babies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guppysnail Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 On 10/2/2021 at 12:47 AM, Torrey said: I just shared this story with my spouse. 1. It confirms we have endlers, not guppies 2. Reinforces that we will not be getting guppies😳 my spouse said they would cry if they saw a momma fish eating babies. It was hard at first that’s why I ended up with hundreds. It’s still hard to not rescue every baby. My girls average 50-60 per drop every 30 days. I have 18 bearing age femals I loved so much I couldn’t part with in my community tank. 18x50=900/month x 12 months 10,800 x infinity 🤣 yup I accept it now and only occasionally fall victim those huge eyes on the tiny wiggly bodies and start rescuing if there is room in my grow out tanks. Endlers have considerably smaller drops. 🥰 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrey Posted October 2, 2021 Share Posted October 2, 2021 @Guppysnail I am grateful for those smaller drops!!! Also, starting to be grateful that the drops are male heavy! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 I have had one Endlers livebearer eat so much that their abdomen literally opens up and explodes. Now I feed them a little bit less and I shut off the lights right afterwards so they cant find the Cory food. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Various Vivaria Posted October 3, 2021 Share Posted October 3, 2021 Theoretically anything could explode at any time, the chance of that is extremely small but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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