09-17-2006, 07:57 PM
Special features of interest about cowfish:
Rather than a skeleton, they have a body of exterior fused plates that form a box.
Their unique method of swimming, called ostraciform swimming, causes them to look as if they are hovering.
They have no pelvic skeleton, so they lack pelvic fins.
They have the ability to release ostracitoxin, a poison that can kill all tank inhabitants.
Just a little something I read about the Cowfish... That last one would have me concerned, after spending a decent amount on a few fish. Having a fish that can kill all the other fish in the tank, just by releasing a toxin could be a bad thing...
Rather than a skeleton, they have a body of exterior fused plates that form a box.
Their unique method of swimming, called ostraciform swimming, causes them to look as if they are hovering.
They have no pelvic skeleton, so they lack pelvic fins.
They have the ability to release ostracitoxin, a poison that can kill all tank inhabitants.
Just a little something I read about the Cowfish... That last one would have me concerned, after spending a decent amount on a few fish. Having a fish that can kill all the other fish in the tank, just by releasing a toxin could be a bad thing...
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