Deformed guppies

[noahtk]

My friend gave me a bunch of guppies because she had to many. About 5 of them have this strange spine curve including a pregnant female. Will it's babies be deformed of the other pregnant female if it bred with a deformed male?


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[DeeLee2013]

It's a bit hard to tell from the pictures, but I would bet that the deformed fish got caught in a filter intake and never healed correctly afterwards. Hence the bent tail. If that is the case, then the fry should be normal since it was a developmental injury.

I say this because I once had one fry get caught. I saved what turned out to be a him, and named him Bently because his tail was crooked. He went on to live a happy life for a long time.


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[noahtk]

It's a bit hard to tell from the pictures, but I would bet that the deformed fish got caught in a filter intake and never healed correctly afterwards. Hence the bent tail. If that is the case, then the fry should be normal since it was a developmental injury.

I say this because I once had one fry get caught. I saved what turned out to be a him, and named him Bently because his tail was crooked. He went on to live a happy life for a long time.


? Diana Lee ?
? the St. Augustine Redhead ?
http://floridaorchidendlers.com

Thank you


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