My female pineapple swordtail is now "S" shaped!!

Praetorian27

Praetorian27

Large Fish
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Jun 18, 2007
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Albany NY area
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She seems to be acting normal, but for the last two weeks, she has started looking like she has a problem with her spine...she is now sort of "S" shaped. If you look at her straight on, her body curves to the right, and then back to the left. What the heck is going on?!
 

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wondabread

Small Fish
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Jul 12, 2008
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Reading, PA
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Praetorian27 said:
I just found this...it is back in my tank apparantly. This is the second time I dealt with this disease, but the first time I saw the curved "S" spine.

Aquarium FD - Fish Tuberculosis (Curved Spine) - Disease Identification, Diagnosis & Treatment
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I've never had this happen to me, but I have seen it in LFSs before. In reptiles this is generally caused by malnutrition. Could be calcium deficiency, vitamin D deficiency, or lighting issues. I have no idea if it can be translated to fish or not, but I figured I would mention it anyway.
 

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