A Riddle

[Duncan]

hi heres one for you

whats closed when it's open and shut when its closed ? this is not chit chat drivel its to do with koi physiology and koi health

dunc

[Geoff9]

Hi Duncan
Just a guess,Swimbladder.

Regards Geoff

[Gazza]

Hi Dunc,

How about some kind of valve or part to do with the jaw

[tomc]

I'll guess something to do with the gills just to make it interesting.

So looking for something that is "unlatched but down when open but latched/unopenable when closed"?

T

[Duncan]

go watch your fish, except for the swim bladder you are on the right lines but a long way off

so its a nice day go watch your fish

im replacing the roof on my filter house its gone rotten

dunc

[Norseman]

Hi Dunc,

Thats one to get us thinking on a sunny day, my guess is the throat

[Brockp]

Hi Duns

Is it the tempero-mandibular joint between the lower jaw and the skull ?

Peter

[eds]

The mouth's open when the gills are closed and then vice-versa?

[Duncan]

well done Ed someone has been paying attention this ties in with my discovery

dunc

[Gazza]

Hi Dunc,

OK OK i had a inkling it was going to be something to do with your recent discovery so now you have me thinking on how this all operates and the mechanics of it all

[eds]

well done Ed someone ahs been paying attention this ties in with my discovery

dunc

Cheers Dunc. Was that bone you removed from that showa part of the mechanism that faciliatates this then?

[Duncan]

im putting the pix's together now its clever piece of kit thats for sure yes it does have something to do with that MOF it has a lot to do with that

dunc

[Gazza]

I thought as much

[boogatee]

I'm really looking forward to this ... as she no longer has that bone, I wonder what the downside will be....

[StuW]

hi Chris I thought it was part of the jaw. Think I even posted it on the other thread.