View Full Version : He's so ugly he's cute
Mudfrog
12-11-2008, 2:32 PM
I had to share this pic.. some on MFK have probably seen it. I took the pic because he lost all but one of his teeth, they just now started growing back but he looked so pitiful in this pic :D
BTW.. it's my Red Wolf Fish - Erythrinus erythrinus
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc254/muds_fish/Erythrinus%20erythrinus/Red-Wolf-NoTeeth.jpg
Blueiz
12-11-2008, 2:34 PM
Oh my...adorable!
msjinkzd
12-11-2008, 2:40 PM
haha, i jsut posted on your thread at MFK. Can't wait to seee his new smile when it grows in!
Mudfrog
12-11-2008, 2:44 PM
haha, i jsut posted on your thread at MFK. Can't wait to seee his new smile when it grows in!
Ha ha.. nice.
He has one tooth coming in right next to the one in the pic. I imagine it's going to take a while for them all to come back.
It's a good thing I don't feed him any live food or they would be able to slip out :D
rich311k
12-11-2008, 2:54 PM
Great shot, that is quite the mug.
ChilDawg
12-11-2008, 3:04 PM
Reminds me of the toothless 'bumble from "Rudolph"...does he bounce?
Nice pic!
Arakkis
12-11-2008, 3:26 PM
He looks like Yoda
The Zigman
12-11-2008, 3:35 PM
reminds me of this old guy I used to work with long ago..
we called him Toof!
FISHSHROD
12-11-2008, 4:59 PM
You one ugly :) Good pic though
jm1212
12-11-2008, 5:24 PM
:eek:
Virtuoso2K12
12-11-2008, 5:32 PM
Freaky,nice shot too.
Rbishop
12-11-2008, 6:24 PM
title is right..ugly.....
Ahh yes, my favorite mug ,unfortunately I live where I cant have one ,havent had a wolf fish for years,miss my grumps.
jaysen
12-11-2008, 9:33 PM
i guess it isnt a face only a mother can love...
Mudfrog
12-11-2008, 10:03 PM
Ahh yes, my favorite mug ,unfortunately I live where I cant have one ,havent had a wolf fish for years,miss my grumps.
Ery's are illegal in TX? I thought just the hoplias species were.
icemanx23
12-12-2008, 2:04 PM
Errrrrrr! IT's giving me nightmares.
jpappy789
12-12-2008, 5:20 PM
EEEEEK!
Mudfrog
12-13-2008, 4:20 PM
He's not ugly from the side :D
http://i213.photobucket.com/albums/cc254/muds_fish/Erythrinus%20erythrinus/Red-Wolf-6inch12.jpg
jaysen
12-13-2008, 6:26 PM
thats one thick bodied fish
Bubbles2112
12-13-2008, 7:25 PM
"He's not ugly from the side"
Ummmmm Mudfrog.......yes he is....:evil_lol:
In a good way though! :headbang2:
Actually, he is a very nice fish--I've never seen one like it before.:eek3:
Mudfrog
12-13-2008, 8:57 PM
"He's not ugly from the side"
Ummmmm Mudfrog.......yes he is....:evil_lol:
In a good way though! :headbang2:
Actually, he is a very nice fish--I've never seen one like it before.:eek3:
Ha ha.. I guess I have an attraction to ugly fish then :evil_lol:
msjinkzd
12-13-2008, 9:00 PM
Some of us just don't always fit into the "beautiful" schematic! LOL
Mudfrog
12-13-2008, 9:03 PM
thats one thick bodied fish
He's a non stop eating machine :headbang2:
Mudfrog
12-15-2008, 3:12 PM
He lost the single tooth.. poor poor guy
Bettacreek
12-15-2008, 3:39 PM
Haha! And I thought our guy was ugly!
caitylee
12-15-2008, 3:41 PM
Are they suppose to loose teeth? Sorry don't know anything about them.
I agree though, he is so ugly he is cute :)
Love it
stezatois
12-15-2008, 5:35 PM
hes very sweet
Mudfrog
12-16-2008, 11:34 AM
Are they suppose to loose teeth? Sorry don't know anything about them.
I agree though, he is so ugly he is cute :)
Love it
Some fish lose teeth and grow back bigger sets. He has one tooth poking through. I imagine it will be months before he gets his full mouth of teeth back.
Bettacreek
12-17-2008, 6:42 PM
What do you usually feed him? We've got the same species (looks the same anyways), and I'm hoping he doesn't get all gangly-toothed as well... Lol.
Mudfrog
12-18-2008, 7:08 AM
His usual diet is: Staple of Hikari Carnivore pellets every morning. At night he will get either krill, market shrimp, tilapia, night crawlers and on a rare occasion beefheart for a treat.
Every blue moon he'll get an accidental feeder. I had the tank divided with an 3" RTCxTSN hybrid growing out, the catfish got through the divider and managed to end up in the red wolves belly :( This has happened on a few occasions.
Mudfrog
12-18-2008, 7:09 AM
What do you usually feed him? We've got the same species (looks the same anyways), and I'm hoping he doesn't get all gangly-toothed as well... Lol.
Have a pic of yours? I'll tell you if they are the same species.
mel_20_20
12-18-2008, 7:35 AM
:headshake2: Whoa!! Beef heart is pretty tough meat for an old man with no dentures, hehe. Must have pretty tough gums.:)
Mudfrog
12-18-2008, 7:40 AM
Nah, the beefheart is the prepackaged stuff and it usually breaks up really easily. He only gets it around once a month as a treat anyway.
yikesjason
12-18-2008, 1:52 PM
so what do they do in the wild for food when their teeth fall out?
Mudfrog
12-18-2008, 2:33 PM
I've often wondered this myself.. I imagine if the fish is small enough they can still take it down by clamping down on it.