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mattmctyre · 11-07-2009, 08:00 AM

well i was in the pet store the other day and i had had a few deaths in my tank( 1 gold dust mollie 2 koi swordtail) and those deaths were very random because they didnt show in sign of sickness or death. but while at the store i decided to get a few guppys and some more hornwort. well i got three guppys 1 male and two females. on the way home i get too lookin at one of the females and she looks like she was born with a defect because starting at her anal fin she curves up and down like a wave. anyone know what happened? and since the females are both pregnant(like all guppys) will her babys be deformed too? thank for help

mattmctyre · 11-07-2009, 08:28 AM

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Newman · 11-07-2009, 12:45 PM

some babies might be deformed, but not all will. could be a birth defect, or malnutrition as the female grew up.

mattmctyre · 11-07-2009, 02:10 PM

ok thanks its actually pretty cool and doesnt effect its swimming in any way

OrangeCones · 11-07-2009, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by mattmctyre

well i was in the pet store the other day and i had had a few deaths in my tank( 1 gold dust mollie 2 koi swordtail) and those deaths were very random because they didnt show in sign of sickness or death.

Have you checked the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate levels to see if it contributed to the 3 deaths?

mattmctyre · 11-08-2009, 06:00 PM

ya every thing was good the idk y they were normal then slowly those three started dropping

11-07-2009, 08:00 AM	#1 (permalink)
mattmctyre Little Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 118	deformed guppy well i was in the pet store the other day and i had had a few deaths in my tank( 1 gold dust mollie 2 koi swordtail) and those deaths were very random because they didnt show in sign of sickness or death. but while at the store i decided to get a few guppys and some more hornwort. well i got three guppys 1 male and two females. on the way home i get too lookin at one of the females and she looks like she was born with a defect because starting at her anal fin she curves up and down like a wave. anyone know what happened? and since the females are both pregnant(like all guppys) will her babys be deformed too? thank for help __________________ 40 gallon tank... 2 gold dust mollys 4 giant danios 2 swordtail kois 2 red swordtails 2 platys 1 common pleco 2 lyretail mollies. 3 hatchel fish and 5 ghost shrimp

11-07-2009, 08:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
mattmctyre Little Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 118	comment comment __________________ 40 gallon tank... 2 gold dust mollys 4 giant danios 2 swordtail kois 2 red swordtails 2 platys 1 common pleco 2 lyretail mollies. 3 hatchel fish and 5 ghost shrimp

11-07-2009, 12:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
Newman Large Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Northern NJ Posts: 797	some babies might be deformed, but not all will. could be a birth defect, or malnutrition as the female grew up. __________________ AQUARIUMS: 40 Gal 1 Female Orange & Black Oranda GF 1 Female Blood Red Swordtail 5 Otocinclus 3 Swordtail Fry 3 Cherry shrimp 1 Gold Apple Snail Java fern, Anubias, Anacharis, Cabomba, Marimo Moss, Flame Moss, Dwarf Hairgrass 10 Gal 2 Otocinlus 20+ Swordtail Fry 4 Cherry Shrimp Dwarf Sag HC 2.5 Gal Christmas moss 1 Female Deltatail Betta Credit goes to Lludu

11-07-2009, 02:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
mattmctyre Little Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 118	ok thanks its actually pretty cool and doesnt effect its swimming in any way __________________ 40 gallon tank... 2 gold dust mollys 4 giant danios 2 swordtail kois 2 red swordtails 2 platys 1 common pleco 2 lyretail mollies. 3 hatchel fish and 5 ghost shrimp

11-08-2009, 06:00 PM	#6 (permalink)
mattmctyre Little Fish Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 118	ya every thing was good the idk y they were normal then slowly those three started dropping __________________ 40 gallon tank... 2 gold dust mollys 4 giant danios 2 swordtail kois 2 red swordtails 2 platys 1 common pleco 2 lyretail mollies. 3 hatchel fish and 5 ghost shrimp