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Old 13-07-2011, 06:40 PM   #61
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If we were to trim all the dorsals away for new growth, what will be the outcome?
Bro you wana try, take a video of it and show it to us? think that's the only way to find out..
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Old 13-07-2011, 06:43 PM   #62
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Bro you wana try, take a video of it and show it to us? think that's the only way to find out..
Never!!

As I mentioned before, I bought it the way it is, I shall keep it the way it is

And...I'm not that rich to take on an experiment like this
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Old 13-07-2011, 06:44 PM   #63
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So it's up the the skill of the person operating on the bichir, the anatomy of the bichir and the rest is up to luck?
That is for cutting partial of the fin. What we have here now is the entire dorsal spine is slanted. It may not be applicable here.

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Bro you wana try, take a video of it and show it to us? think that's the only way to find out..
Argh!!! You beat me to that.

But personally, I won't take that risk.
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Old 13-07-2011, 06:45 PM   #64
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Never!!

As I mentioned before, I bought it the way it is, I shall keep it the way it is

And...I'm not that rich to take on an experiment like this
bro.. care to share a FTS of your comm tank? cause i beg to differ from your above statement given your green lanternssssss!
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Old 13-07-2011, 06:49 PM   #65
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That is for cutting partial of the fin. What we have here now is the entire dorsal spine is slanted. It may not be applicable here.
Right i see.

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Argh!!! You beat me to that.

But personally, I won't take that risk.


Ya i guess many of us here won't take that risk to operate on our bichirs..
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Old 13-07-2011, 06:50 PM   #66
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I had bichir that broke their finlet and grew back straight before.
But if its a genetic defect that cause the bent finlet, i doubt cutting the finlet will solve the problem.

Previously, i was being offered a 12 inch endi that had the whole row of finlet being trimmed off. And i was assured by the seller that the finlet will grow back normally as the finlet was cut at a certain angle. End of the day, my friend bought the endi and the finlet was growing back nicely when i last saw it a few weeks ago.

Anyway, the majority of the indo cb pbb have this bent finlets problem?
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Old 13-07-2011, 06:53 PM   #67
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I had bichir that broke their finlet and grew back straight before.
But if its a genetic defect that cause the bent finlet, i doubt cutting the finlet will solve the problem.

Previously, i was being offered a 12 inch endi that had the whole row of finlet being trimmed off. And i was assured by the seller that the finlet will grow back normally as the finlet was cut at a certain angle. End of the day, my friend bought the endi and the finlet was growing back nicely when i last saw it a few weeks ago.

Anyway, the majority of the indo cb pbb have this bent finlets problem?
Any idea what caused the bent for that endi?

I will say almost all of them have that problem.
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Old 13-07-2011, 06:54 PM   #68
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bro.. care to share a FTS of your comm tank? cause i beg to differ from your above statement given your green lanternssssss!
FTS must use my moldy Canon loh..lol..I'm not rich but really a bichirfanatics for now..

Anyway, I finally got my Kamihata PBB! Yum yum...it is making my Indo PBBs jealous because I think I will dote on it alot..




However, I'm still very glad that this Indo has nice dorsal finlets, cute and stubby!
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Old 13-07-2011, 06:56 PM   #69
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Since you all are into talks about cutting the finlets, let me share my take on it. I have heard from auntie about people saying cutting it will make it grow straight, but I beg to differ.

The chances of the finlets growing back straight are very very slim, even if you know how to do it. Genetically if it is born this way then it will remain this way. I had seen a very nice GHXB at C328 having crooked fins at the tail fin and it has its tail fins cut after the deform parts. I saw the XB grow back the tail fins after 2 weeks and it did not grow back as nicely as before.

For those who think they can or want to try, I would not recommend it. If it can be done, why didn't the breeder do it at the juvenile stage and sell it at a higher price when they recover from the crooked fins?? What we are getting here are way past juvenile stage liao...

You paid for what you get.... Dun forget this.......
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Old 13-07-2011, 06:59 PM   #70
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Any idea what caused the bent for that endi?

I will say almost all of them have that problem.
The seller told me he operate the endli because of aesthetic reason.
I did not get the endli as i cannot be certain of the reason the endli was being operated on.
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