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Posted: **Mon Aug 11, 2008 9:14 pm**

Oh my how precious

Posted: **Thu Aug 14, 2008 6:21 pm**

Hey all.I have probs with the wigglers...

Defected fins!
Someone have any clue why it happended ?

Posted: **Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:39 pm**

I've seen it before, it looks like pec finns are "reversed".
Not shure of the cause though..
Does all the fry have it?

Posted: **Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:45 pm**

Yea they have john

Posted: **Thu Aug 14, 2008 9:56 pm**

oh no, feel sorry for you. strange that its happened to the whole spawn. has it happened to any of your previous spawns you have had?

any chance of some better pics, close up and from above, i think its very weird that the fins have become developed the wrong way arround...

cheers, J

Posted: **Sat Aug 16, 2008 9:53 pm**

Oh dear

Posted: **Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:34 pm**

3 spawns now and all defected!
I cant get a grip of it.
Atm im using 50%Ro/and 50% carbon filtered tapwater.
Ph 7-7,5
µS 110
temp 28,5
kh1
gh1,5
nitrite 0
nitrate 10mg/l

Can it be the nitrates ?
I change 10-20% each day

Posted: **Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:38 am**

I have never heard of the deformity but 10-20% daily water changes to keep the nitrates at 10 raised a flag along with the low KH / GH if those readings are degrees.

low KH can cause ph swings and if you were doing weekly water changes your nitrates could reach toxic levels. More frequent water changes can also stress the fish especially if the parameters are matched. Not saying they aren't.

I have no idea if that could cause what you are seeing or if it is genetic but rectifying it would rule it out.

Posted: **Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:34 am**

Where did you get that mature parents from? Maybe they are from the same spawn so you spawned brother and sister?

Posted: **Fri Jul 31, 2009 10:54 am**

Where did you get that mature parents from? Maybe they are from the same spawn so you spawned brother and sister?

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