Keeping an eye out - Blind Barbel

Re: Keeping an eye out - Blind Barbel

feeds@yuku.com (David Redfearn) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:46:45 GMT

Thanks for the info Ray I will have a look at the Barbel I catch now hope all is well with you Best DR

Re: Keeping an eye out - Blind Barbel

feeds@yuku.com (jonsul) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:12:18 GMT

Over twenty years ago i use to breed the south American fresh water fish called discus, if the quality of the water declined the first problems would be with eyes, if the water was left untreated it would eventually leed to blindness & eventually eye loss..............................js.............................

Keeping an eye out - Blind Barbel

feeds@yuku.com (RollingPinBoy) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:56:45 GMT

The barbel is generally a bottom feeding scavenger with an under slung mouth and is quite lucky in that other than sight, it has a secondary and third sense of being able to trace food items through smell and the normal 4 barbels/feelers (if that is what they are for.)
If a mid-water sight feeding fish was to go blind, they would slowly die of starvation.
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