Conjoined twin

[emeraldking]

A juvenile Girardinus metallicus with a parasitic twin...
You can even see the eyes of that parasitic twin. For not always are they that visible...

 

[Back in the fold]

Weird . Never seen that before . Gotta be one in a million .

 

[Ram419]

Wow! That is crazy!

 

[AdoraBelle Dearheart]

What's a good way to describe something you find both fascinating, and horrifying?

What will you do with this fish, do you think @emeraldking ?
@Back in the fold there was another thread here at one point with a relative beginner to the hobby who had conjoined twin guppy fry, I'll try to find the thread, the photos were mind boggling. Both quite formed, some were suggesting trying to separate them since both were relatively normally developed, but joined at the gut if I remember rightly. He didn't attempt that, fortunately, and personally I didn't rate their chances of long term survival highly, but they did live for a while before passing away while still fry.

Found the thread!

STUCK AT BIRTH!!

Hello Fish Fam I’m back with a weird question/ update. Sooooo one of female guppy has given birth today around 4:30pm EST. I have about 13 newbies in my nursery. However, I’ve noticed that 2 of them are actually stuck together by the stomach. They swim perfectly fine as of right now, but...

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[JuiceBox52]

Fascinating!

 

[Colin_T]

Looks like a big pimple, where is my splatting mirror

 

[fish48]

a parasitic twin can often live a normal life span .
this wild type guppy Was quite happy swimming around in one of my tanks and lived for 18 months.

 

[emeraldking]

What will you do with this fish, do you think @emeraldking ?

Nothing. It won't bother them when the parasitic twin is that small. And when it's small the other fullgrown twin will have a normal lifespan. When both conjoined twins are normal sized, the lifespan will be shorter. So, this specimen should be okay.

a parasitic twin can often live a normal life span .
this wild type guppy Was quite happy swimming around in one of my tanks and lived for 18 months.
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Correct...

 

[Colin_T]

Do you have radioactive drinking water there