Guppy with attached twin - or tumor

FREAKY!
This reminded me of a south park episode http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conjoined_Fetus_Lady

But the real condition is called "parasitic twin" which I read about in the papers a few months ago - a 7 year old boy had his undeveloped twin inside his stomach. mmm.
 
I am wondering the same thing. I have a similar situation going on also. I have searched and searched the web for information concerning tumors on fishes but have been unlucky in finding any information. So we are kinda in the same situation.:confused:
 
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Kyohti said:
Most females who are capable of breeding will have a dark area near their anal vent which is the signs of her carrying potential eggs to fertilize. If that patch is tiny or nonexistent (which yours seems so), that means the female is probably barren and incapable of breeding. So I think you don't have anything to worry about with her. I think she'll do just... well... swimmingly!! ^_^
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It looks to me as the the uterus is outside he fish's body. Sorta like a hernia.

I personally would keep an eye on this fish. Obviously it is young. If it eats well, swims well, and shows normal guppy hehavior, I would say it't not suffering. I cant speak fish so..you'll have to watch the fish's activity, iteraction with others and appetite. If all off those are OK, Id' leave her be so long as the "thing" doesnt grow and interfere with her quality of life.

If this "thing" has been there for the majority of the fish's life, the fish doesnt know there is anything wrong with it, as all it knows is swimming around with this "thing".

Blue
 
Blueiz said:
It looks to me as the the uterus is outside he fish's body. Sorta like a hernia.

I personally would keep an eye on this fish. Obviously it is young. If it eats well, swims well, and shows normal guppy hehavior, I would say it't not suffering. I cant speak fish so..you'll have to watch the fish's activity, iteraction with others and appetite. If all off those are OK, Id' leave her be so long as the "thing" doesnt grow and interfere with her quality of life.

If this "thing" has been there for the majority of the fish's life, the fish doesnt know there is anything wrong with it, as all it knows is swimming around with this "thing".

Blue
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Nah, the more I look at the 'tumor' from different angles, the more it simply looks like a guppy fry in the balled up position that they are in before they are 'born' from the female. Look at the one head shot where the guppy is looking forward at the camera and you can almost see that the growth is curled in on itself with it's skin covering it and the one malformed eye where the head of the fry would've been.

So I don't think it's a herniated bodypart or a tumor or anything. I'm pretty sure it's simply a siamese twin of sorts, I think. And like I said, at the size she is... she would have an 'egg spot' by now. If she doesn't have one... not even any sign of one (even with the light behind her, there's no shadow where her oviducts should be) then she is almost certifiably sterile. Again, my experience with my friend's mother and the offspring that resulted (a lot of them came out looking similar and were sterile... even some of the normal looking females were) tells me she probably will never reproduce as long as she doesn't develop an 'egg spot' on her belly.
 
Although it does look like some form of conjoinment, I say keep her as long as shes happy, swimming, and eating.
 
Kyohti said:
Nah, the more I look at the 'tumor' from different angles, the more it simply looks like a guppy fry in the balled up position that they are in before they are 'born' from the female. Look at the one head shot where the guppy is looking forward at the camera and you can almost see that the growth is curled in on itself with it's skin covering it and the one malformed eye where the head of the fry would've been.

So I don't think it's a herniated bodypart or a tumor or anything. I'm pretty sure it's simply a siamese twin of sorts, I think. And like I said, at the size she is... she would have an 'egg spot' by now. If she doesn't have one... not even any sign of one (even with the light behind her, there's no shadow where her oviducts should be) then she is almost certifiably sterile. Again, my experience with my friend's mother and the offspring that resulted (a lot of them came out looking similar and were sterile... even some of the normal looking females were) tells me she probably will never reproduce as long as she doesn't develop an 'egg spot' on her belly.
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Cool..

I also agree to keep her so long as shes acting normal and happy..

Blue
 
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