the best goldish in the world

[Bradley]

Hi, i've got piranhas, and about 2 months ago, as i was about to feed them another 2 goldfish, i noticed something strange about one of the goldfish. It is literally deformed! It has no top-half of a mouth, it just stops right at the eyes! It is so cute, it just has a thin stick for a lower jaw that sticks out like 1.5mm (the glodfish is like 1"). It was so cute, you couldnt help but giggle and feel sorry for it. It takes it like 2 minutes to suck a flake of food in through the smallest hole in it's mouth! My sister and i felt so sorry for it, we saved it (just as my 1 piranha was moving towards it), and we took it out. Now, Gimpy (properly named, or so i think), is about 1.5" long, still deformed, but nice and plump! She is by far the cutest thing ever. Only now, his bottom jaw has stopped growing, so you can barely see it, otherwise i would have taken a pic for you all to so.

Has anyone else had any deformed fish?

 

[Opcn]

While it may have seemed like a nice thing to do you may just be prolonging it's suffering whatever you do don't breed it it may be cute but its offspring will be gimpy too and struggle through life.

Opcn

 

[ryan]

I have a Ghost Koi with a deformed mouth, his is almost on the side of his head and as you say they take a while to suck in a flake. Poor little guys.

 

[Loveless]

just feed it

its mutation really isn't for your amusement

 

[ryan]

just feed it

its mutation really isn't for your amusement

What are you chatting about, we are not amused by their problem we feel sorry for them thats why we care for them. You NEED to read more carefully .

 

[maestro]

in the wild it may not survive but they do sometimes make great pets and you get attached to them, good luck to gimpy, isnt it ironic how a deformity saved it life!

 

[Loveless]

just feed it

its mutation really isn't for your amusement

What are you chatting about, we are not amused by their problem we feel sorry for them thats why we care for them. You NEED to read more carefully .

what's your problem ryan?

I read it perfectly well and I decided that letting a fish suffer for brad's amusement is cruel.

stop being so senstitive about everything

 

[Perky]

Loveless. Do you have all of the fish in your sig in a 20 gallon. If you do I would seriously buy a new tank and quick.

 

[ryan]

Loveless. Do you have all of the fish in your sig in a 20 gallon. If you do I would seriously buy a new tank and quick.

I would have to agree and pictus cats are a gregasious fish that must be in a group of three or more.

How is Baradley letting the fish suffer, it still gets enough food or it wouldn't be alive and if it is anything llike mine they have no problem with anything else and are perfectly happy. Should have let it been eaten like the rest, should I go and kill my Koi? Many fish and humans have diabilities that they can live a happy live with so why are we making them suffer?

 

[Lithril]

I'm actually with the others on this one, loveless subtelty obviously isn't a strong point of yours, you're very quick to jump on others.

 

[Alien_spawn]

Loveless.  Do you have all of the fish in your sig in a 20 gallon.  If you do I would seriously buy a new tank and quick.

I would have to agree and pictus cats are a gregasious fish that must be in a group of three or more.

How is Baradley letting the fish suffer, it still gets enough food or it wouldn't be alive and if it is anything llike mine they have no problem with anything else and are perfectly happy. Should have let it been eaten like the rest, should I go and kill my Koi? Many fish and humans have diabilities that they can live a happy live with so why are we making them suffer?

I totally agree with you on this