Limb development assymetric?

[usafaux2004]

Tank has both front feet growing. One has 3 toes already, other side is still a stick. Is that normal?

 

[Otterwoman]

Not really, unless one got bit off somewhere along the way.

 

[Elise]

How long to you have to wait before you can change his name to something more pirate?

 

[auntiejude]

2 major reasons this could happen:

1. injury - most probable cause. He got his toes or leg trapped, bitten, caught, or other wise injured. It happens, he'll recover
2. Chimaerism - very unlikely but still within the realm of possibility. He is actually 2 embryos spliced together in the egg, and his 2 halves are growing at slightly different rates. If his 2 sides are a complete match in colour and development (I remember the photo looking normal) it's probably option 1.

It's probably option 1 anyway.

 

[usafaux2004]

Tank has been alone since birth. Not canabalism. No way I can see an injury happening in glass container. Tank the Peg might be his full name if this doesn't correct itself.

 

[SkollSunChaser]

Considering you never actually saw his egg due to it being in the parent tank, it may be option #2. Unless he munched his own toes! That would be interesting.

 

[usafaux2004]

Considering you never actually saw his egg due to it being in the parent tank, it may be option #2. Unless he munched his own toes! That would be interesting.

I read that Chimeras are two eggs together inside the axie, not after being laid. I doubt it was a "twin" egg that joined, as the process would happen very early in development. As to munching on his own toes...those tiny feet are nowhere near long enough! I'll try for a pic if I can.

 

[usafaux2004]

Ok, here are the best shots I could get of him. I'm seeing two issues - the right front limb, and the top right gill. Both are shorter than their counterparts, being at most 50% of their opposites.

The longer, left arm:

Right arm, has some digits (two I think, but overall the arm is about half the length of the left:

Bottom view, really puts this into focus - he needs to basically "stand" on his digits with the right to be "level" with the left:

Now onto the gills:

Edit: Got an even better Bottom shot:

 

[auntiejude]

That missing gill definately looks like injury rather than not growing. Axies seem to be able to injure themselves on nothing - I know I accidentally injured one of my babies when I moved it when cleaning his tub.

It will work itself out.

I read that Chimeras are two eggs together inside the axie, not after being laid

Yes, it happens at fertilisation, it's very rare, and I don't think this is the case here.

 

[usafaux2004]

Neither do I. Not seeing any other "common" signs like bi-color/variance. Still scratching head about the foot/gill.

 

[usafaux2004]

Finding more development issues as I stare at them...

One of the twins has a constant forward facing gill. It actually looks like two of them fused together?

This one had an eye with "light" in the middle of the right eye:

 

[usafaux2004]

Any thoughts?

 

[usafaux2004]

Tank the Peg got me worried. Short leg is curled...backwards-ish and rounded in...has toes but still shorter and messed up. Anyone have that before? Will it correct? Will he be a pirate with a peg leg?

 

[usafaux2004]

Tank grew out of his Pirate Peg Leg. Spot still has a white eye though.

 

[Rikkoshaye]

I'd love to see updated pictures! Glad the leg sorted itself out.

 

[usafaux2004]

Spot and Tank are the largest I have. 3.5-3.75" long at this point. The smallest has only 5 gills and is 2.25" long. Once j get my camera back from family...I can snap some decent shots.

 

[usafaux2004]

Here they are in their tanks:

Second tank on right, top left and center - two Leucys of different color due to GFP.

Here's my 5 gilled Albino:

Leucistic with some spots still there:

Spot the Wildtype with the weird eye:

What I'm sure is my golden (but also GFP) albino, a regular (non GFP) albino and a GFP Wildtype.