Deformed Body?

[Sarahrocksudont]

My little guppy fry are all so cute. But what I noticed on about 2-3 of them is their body shape... I have never seen anything like it. It is sooo bizarre. It looks like half of the body was detatched and then attatched again but crooked...it's crazy. They're perfectly healthy but what I'm wondering if it's normal/birth defect and if you guys have ever experienced it. I'll get a photo up soon.

Thanks

 

[Annastasia]

I think I've had something similar, but it's hard to tell by the description. Birth defects like that come from the fry being very inbred, which isn't hard to do, knowing how inbred most Guppies are today. Did these fry come from a brother/sister pair?

 

[Sarahrocksudont]

I don't think so; I'm not sure. I just bought their mother a month ago and she was already pregnant so I wouldn't know. They're perfectly healthy, though.

 

[guppymonkey]

Its probably from inbreeding. It is very common with guppies especially as most batches in pet stores are closely related.