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Post by angel on Jun 29, 2009 20:32:49 GMT -6
Again not where it belongs, but out of my 8 firefish fry, two of them are handicapped! They have curly tails instead of straight and they roll around on the bottom of the tank and eat. They get no lift when they swim. Any chance this will straighten out? Anyone seen it before? What do I do?
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Post by jgentry on Jun 29, 2009 20:46:55 GMT -6
Well angel. I know this isn't what you want to hear but that is a genetic deformity and the fry should be culled. I know it sounds cruel but as breeders of fish if we do not cull fry that are deformed or weak we end up making the entire population weaker by passing them on to other aquarium keepers. This can lead to many issues with that species of fish down the road. I generally cull about 10%-15% of my fry because they are not up to genetic standards. Some spawns depending upon the parent might require a lot more culling then that.
Like I said, I know it seems cruel but in the wild only about 1% of the fry actually make it. So mother nature is a much tougher culler them us. That is why wild caught aquarium fish are much stronger and over all tougher once they have adjusted to aquarium life. Many aquarium strains are incredibly weak and prone to deformities because of inbreeding and improper culling techniques.
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Post by angel on Jun 29, 2009 20:58:22 GMT -6
You're right JD--it's so not what I wanted to hear but pretty much what I expected. I don't know that I can bring myself to do it and may have to have one of y'all come by and do it for me and I wouldn't look. Dang I hate that!
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Post by angel on Jun 29, 2009 21:00:21 GMT -6
I suppose I should be happy I got 6 healthy ones. It just sucks!
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Post by jgentry on Jun 29, 2009 21:18:13 GMT -6
Sorry angel. I think if you want to try to keep them you can as long as you don't let them breed. Most like they will not live though and just suffer until they die. So it is probably best to cull them but it is your choice.
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Post by angel on Jun 29, 2009 21:31:12 GMT -6
I don't want them to suffer.
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Post by tomtom on Jun 30, 2009 20:11:12 GMT -6
thats part of the bummer with these hybrids .so much interbreading go on you never know for sure whats goin to happen and with 2 in one batch ,theyve prob been doin it for awhile
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Post by angel on Jun 30, 2009 20:12:44 GMT -6
It's their first batch. They're very young.
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Post by jon carman on Jun 30, 2009 20:44:51 GMT -6
They will have larger clutches as they get bigger. The deformity needs to be watched, but I would throw them in your Jack tank and let nature take its coarse. No need to get rid of top quality food. Tomtom is right, but you could get batches of thirty with just a couple deformed, but as the breeders grow it might get better. Its not only hybrids, its also a lot of the line bred ones too.
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