Bent Fish?

[lildavpot]

ok its not exactly an emrgency but one of my 2 month old molly fry has "bent" erm. its back has sort of curved round to the left so its head and tail are closer together, it otherwise seems happy and is attempting to swim about. it seems to be eating but im sure it wasnt like this all the time? so dont think its deformed? i put a dose of internal bacteria treatment in the water as it was struggling a bit but i really have no idea what is wrong with it? anybody have any ideas?

 

[LauraFrog]

I don't know if this is helpful but I thought I'd post it anyway.
I raise platies and some of them are just born that way. most of them straighten out as they grow older. (They are born curled in a ball). If the fry is 2 months old has only just gone like that I'm not sure what's wrong with it, but some of mine have done that and then straightened out again.

 

[lildavpot]

ahh ok thanks, it wasnt like that before but it does seem to be getting a little better, was just worried in case it was an internal parasites or anything more serious. i read it could be caused by constipation but i feed cooked deshelled frozen peas weekly. i have had a few deformed fish before but its usualy ones that just dont grow or my black molly that looks like a shark, ill just keep an eye on him/her and see how it goes on. thanks

 

[WILDER]

Bent spines, born that way, old age, fish tb, to internal parasites.

 

[darknirvana217]

I've heard that bent spines can actually be caused by a vitamin-C deficiency.

 

[Little-Fizz]

I've heard that bent spines can actually be caused by a vitamin-C deficiency.

I've never heard that, but I suppose it's a possibility. It does sound more like parasites or TB to me. But it wouldn't hurt to put a slice of orange in your tank. Even if this isn't the problem your fish will love it! I know mine do