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	Updated with pic Cardinal with a zig-zag body
GH Hobbyist Posts: 64 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jun-2003	Update: Heres the best pic I can get of him for now: click here He's the lowest one. Anyone ever heard of this? One of my Cardinal's body is zig-zag shaped. It's hard to explain. But if you took an S and laid it on its side, thats what his body looks like. I think I read somewhere in a book that this is common, and it's nothing to worry about. Not sure though. Any comments? I'll try to get a pic...but you can't get him to sit still long enough. [span class="edited"][Edited by GH 2004-07-18 01:39][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Alkyne Mega Fish Posts: 1053 Kudos: 2064 Votes: 23 Registered: 29-Apr-2003	Could be just a genetic deformity usually from inbreeding, although if its the spine this can be a sign of fish TB. Has the fish been like this since you got it, and since then has it been healthy? How long have you had it?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
GH Hobbyist Posts: 64 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jun-2003	I've had the fish for 6 months and I'm just now noticing it so it's probably something that developed since I've had it. Thanks for the help.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
GH Hobbyist Posts: 64 Votes: 0 Registered: 24-Jun-2003	check the first post for the update.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38
Rosko_22 Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 78 Votes: 0 Registered: 01-Jun-2004	My guess would be genetic deformity. My gf has a cherry barb that looks similar, not as curved as your cardinal though. If it's the same thing, I wouldn't worry about it too much. The cherry barb's been around for a couple years so far, seems healthy.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:38


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