How Strange

[becca320]

About a month ago, I had a guppy fry which appeared to have a really really bent spine, at the time it was "S" shaped.
I decided rather than let it continue to grow deformed I would "feed" it to my rather large angels, anyhow it seemed to use pretty much all of its nine lives and today I have found it hovering under the slate cave in my community tank.

It has grown massively and is now about an inch long, and wierdest of all the spine is completely normal ... I cant understand how it appeared soooo bent before and now seems completely healthy and is now back in with the sibling fry
It must be some strong guppy .. It survived the angels!! and now seems in its element !! ???
Becks.

 

[Andeekaii]

Is there a possibility any other fry escaped into the tank and infact the fry with the bent spine was eaten?
If not then that is one lucky fry and he deserves a normal spine!

 

[becca320]

Is there a possibility any other fry escaped into the tank and infact the fry with the bent spine was eaten?
If not then that is one lucky fry and he deserves a normal spine!

Nope is definately the same fish , there is no way another could have gottten in there as i had to transfer from the original tank ... does that make sense ??
Geez had a long day cleaning , rearranging tanks etc so excuse me

And He does that ..... he is one special fishy !! LMAO

 

[KayleighLouise]

I don't know how it survived either but I was wondering if anyone knew what this bent spine thing is?

I have a few guppies that look very deformed and one of them is female and pregnant so I'm guessing I am going to have more that look the same.

The pregnant female looks like her tail is squashed towards her body and I have a few as described by Becca. I also have a male whose tail is at a right angle above his body, its too difficult to get pictures but I'll see if I can
Does anyone know why this occurs?

 

[Hawkins]

I don't know how it survived either but I was wondering if anyone knew what this bent spine thing is?

I have a few guppies that look very deformed and one of them is female and pregnant so I'm guessing I am going to have more that look the same.

The pregnant female looks like her tail is squashed towards her body and I have a few as described by Becca. I also have a male whose tail is at a right angle above his body, its too difficult to get pictures but I'll see if I can
Does anyone know why this occurs?

I think its inbreeding .. dont quote me on that though

 

[freddythefish]

It is inbreeding that causes it...I'm surprised I didn't write this before because I recognise reading the thread

 

[fish48]

It is inbreeding that causes it...I'm surprised I didn't write this before because I recognise reading the thread

ok why do you fhink the problem is inbreeding

 

[KayleighLouise]

I thought it might be inbreeding but surely this would be more of a common problem?

Thanks anyway

 

[fish48]

Inbreeding is the least of problems

 

[KayleighLouise]

How comes its happened to me then loads of mine look funny lol

 

[dunchp]

How comes its happened to me then loads of mine look funny lol

I have left this forum for a while due to nutty posting, but your question is a very good one.

I have just had a similar experience with Skiffia lermae and have discussed the matter with a few other 'expert' fishkeepers who have stopped coming on here for the mad, one tracked posters also.

Bent spines are caused by many things. Genetic = inbreeding; environment; pH; calcium content in water / food; space to swim; general disposition of the fish.

For instance, I bought my lermae in the US, they were in the bag for over a week without food and 4 of them had bent spines when I placed them in their tank to grow on. If I had believed the posters on here, then I would have shouted 'inbreeding' and cast them into the toilet before they 'infected' any of my other fish.

Two weeks on their backs straightened.

Now, turning to your fish, the problem could have been inbreeding, but a possible solution could also have been something else. Perhaps the stimulation of being predated upon by angelfish have caused the guppy to act differently and this change in behaviour (i.e. to try to escape) and this change in behaviour has caused the tail to straighten. It could ofcourse be another reason.

Just be thankful you didn't flush it.

 

[becca320]

A quick update, this guppy is now about 2 inches long and completely normal, infact quite a nice fish... I am so glad it straightened, as for the reasons I dont know ... but I have decided if it happens again, I will leave them, dont let them breed obviously and hopefully all will turn out good as it has this time
Becks.

"I have left this forum for a while due to nutty posting" seconded...

 

[freddythefish]

I'm sorry but that is ridiculous...if people want to post say 4 times and then go because their fish needed help then why is that nutty...what problem have you got with them.
What do you think the forum is for other than for poeple to ask questions of the more (or sometimes less) experienced!

 

[becca320]

I'm sorry but that is ridiculous...if people want to post say 4 times and then go because their fish needed help then why is that nutty...what problem have you got with them.
What do you think the forum is for other than for poeple to ask questions of the more (or sometimes less) experienced!

WAT

 

[shelaghfishface]

I'm sorry but that is ridiculous...if people want to post say 4 times and then go because their fish needed help then why is that nutty...what problem have you got with them.
What do you think the forum is for other than for poeple to ask questions of the more (or sometimes less) experienced!

its for nutty posters.. like the one above..this is exactly what the form is for, nutty posters are the sort that dont think twice about bad mouthing anyone over anything they do, instead of giving advice, and another example is those posters that refuse to use spell check lmao , these posts generally tend to drag on and on with no advice being given what so ever, even when the OP has posted regarding a genuine concern in the first place


EDITED ** for spell check !!