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What's wrong with this fish?

[Ryan]

That's a tough one but I'll ask questions anyway... does it have something to do with his shape/forehead?

Ryan

It does have a small dent but thats not the answer I'm looking for.

Mike

[BoxerDad]

How about the shape of the fish along the dorsal fin???

Looks a little odd towards the soft rays of the dorsal.


Any way just an un-educated discus wannabe guess.


See ya later Mike,

John Apuzza

[OEG]

Hi Mike,
Im gonna give it a try, id say that its over all a good looking fish but i think it has bad shape, if you look at its tail it looks like its not big enough for the fish it almost looks like one of those bat discus and to me thats a genetic defect not a good genetic outcome. If you breed this fish it would more than not pass it on in a worse way if that is indeed what your looking at.
Oscar

[samcatj]

Is the problem around his tail area in that it is not better contured with the rest of his hind section?

Samcatj

Ding Ding Ding... we have a winner.

Oscar is correct.... High Body but short spine...

Ok this is an easy one..

Mike

[heavyp83]

Hmm....I love these posts! This is a hard one! To me it looks like his eye is a little cloudy, but that could just be the picture.

[heavyp83]

WHoops that was for the first one. Lets see.....maybe his tail isn't the color it should be?

[Rod]

deformed hard rays in the anal and dorsal fin??

Another winner...


Rod is correct, Short Dorsal and Anal fin. High quality breeder should not answer... he he :P

The eye is a illusion from the photo (sorry)

Mike

[heavyp83]

More please!

Ok this one is very easy and important for new hobbyist making there first buy...

[elimon]

Short gillplates??