For -germ- And Anyone Else Interested

[The-Wolf]

these are the best I could get of my deformed fish
first my glass catfish Kryptopterus bicirrhis

and now my flying fox Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus

this one really shows how bad the bent spine is

I've had both these fish for over a year now and they are great caricatures
and both are doing very well.

 

[OohFeeshy]

Mmm, crippley. Is the cat very mini or is that a big danio?

 

[paul_219]

Very nice catfish. Wonderful. There is also walking catfish.

 

[DiscusKeeper403]

Mmm, crippley. Is the cat very mini or is that a big danio?

Looks like a giant danio, and a smaller glass cat.

 

[The-Wolf]

Mmm, crippley. Is the cat very mini or is that a big danio?

the glass cat is about 4" and the large danio is a barred danio Devario pathirana
the smaller danio is a Devario acuticephala

 

[Fella]

Wolf, that flying fox is a garra I think, have you checked it for an ID?

 

[-germ-]

Cheers for that Wolf....
Looks particularly bad on the Fox, does either show any mobility problems or other difficulties?
Also, the Glass Cat; is it in a shoal, if so is it seperated to some degree from the rest or an active and condfident member?
Did you buy them like this or did the deformities develop over time?
Sorry for the questioning, just interested.

Either way, thankyou very much

Ps; Not sure what a garra is but it certainly looks like a true flying fox to me; Epalzeorhynchus kalopterus

 

[The-Wolf]

Wolf, that flying fox is a garra I think, have you checked it for an ID?

100% certain he is a FF

Cheers for that Wolf....
Looks particularly bad on the Fox, does either show any mobility problems or other difficulties?
Also, the Glass Cat; is it in a shoal, if so is it seperated to some degree from the rest or an active and condfident member?
Did you buy them like this or did the deformities develop over time?

nope no mobility problems just can't swim in a straight line, always goes off to the left.

the glass cat is one of 4 I have left from a group of 6 the others are out of shot but they are there.
the other 3 don't seem bothered by him and he is just as active as them.

hmm, buy... not quite the word
more like say to the shop you'll never sell them, I'll take them off your hands for free
works every time especially if you are a regular to that shop.

 

[-germ-]

Good man for taking in the 'poorly' fish (although free) alot of people'd have turned their noses up at them.
Anyhow a handy post for linkage and certainly interesting to see, muchos gracias....

Actually i'm going to keep my eye out for a 'kinky' fish, it would certainly be interesting to observe.

 

[KingofthePisces]

their is a gold chinese algae eater who's tail is at a right angle to its body poor thing