Hholly
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SAw this at a local chain pet store.
Whoa! What's up with this fish???
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I have a Glowlight tetra that has a side to side curve. I didn't notice when I bought the fish and it isn't obvious from the side, but from the top the fish is larger on one side and curves towards the smaller side. The fish is otherwise healthy and happy. It schools and swims fine and eats fine. Color, scales, eyes and fins are perfect. No irregular bumps or anything else that is wrong with her. I call her Curvy. So yes, sometimes they are fine, just deformed.
cheeky_monkey
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Oh that is sad. I hope it's not a painful deformity.
TheCrazyFishLady
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Bacteria and parasites can cause a bent spine too. I would stay away from it, personally.
McLumpy
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The first thing that popped in my mind when I saw the pic was Curved Spine/TB. I had 2 Neon Tetras w/ that... not fun at all. I had to euthanize them when they could no longer swim upright.
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Quarentine for a while.
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Hholly
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Yeah, I didn't buy any fish, and never will at this store. There are always several dead fish in their tanks 
It's scary though if that is TB. The fish was still for sale.
It's scary though if that is TB. The fish was still for sale.
Derekkaine
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That does not look natural. I saw a black angel fish the size of a egg doing complete back flips at the lfs tank also not good.
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Hholly
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Derekkaine said:
Yikes!
bruinsbro1997
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Unfortuantely there's quite a bit of deformed fish out there. I have found everything from deformed rainbows, tetras, danios, cichlids...it's sad. I will have to post pics of some when I visit the LFS again.
I also have a funky glowlight, he has blue eyes! Most have black, but mines blue..
Wow, that is different. I've never seen a glowlight with blue eyes.
I wouldn't go out to buy a deformed fish because of the risk that it could be a communicable issue. I certainly would be wary of purchasing the fish that is pictured. I feel for the little critter, but I don't need to buy trouble, either.
With Curvy the glowlight, because I could only see the problem at a certain angle, it was a few weeks before I even noticed. It doesn't get better and it doesn't get worse. So I just give her the best home I can. Of course because she is "different" I love her just a little bit more than the "normal" fish.
With Curvy the glowlight, because I could only see the problem at a certain angle, it was a few weeks before I even noticed. It doesn't get better and it doesn't get worse. So I just give her the best home I can. Of course because she is "different" I love her just a little bit more than the "normal" fish.
Derekkaine
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He just needs a chiropactor that specials in tetra.
matthew0331
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I'm just a newby, but doesn't that happen when a fish's growth is stunted. I've seen it a few times at the store. It's sad but is usually caused from over population or too small of a tank.
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