Fluffy Gills

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peter

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Does anyone know why some ax's have fluffier gills?
i have 4 ax's, the large male has normal gill length but a lot shorter (or less fuller) fillaments/branches.
the large female and the 2 smaller ones look like they've just come back from the hairdresser with a new Coiffure.

peter
 
its to do with water temp i think, mine get lovely gills sometimes but then they go away
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ive read somewhere that the warmer the water is the less oxygen is in it so they grow more gill bits to get more oxygen. wouldnt have a clue if this is true or not though
 
maybe it could be how powerful your filter is and if you have a airpump i would reckon if there is less airiation in the water there gills will grow more i dont no if this is true or not
 
I heard that when there is less oxygen in the water, the gills grow bigger.
 
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