Guppy with strange spine

"Fernando M." wrote in message
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Hi,
I just happen to have find a female guppy in my tank with a strange
shaped spine, it seems as if she had a little hump on her back and,
from above, the spine doesn't not seem very straight, it seems more
like an "S"...

I've had heard than breeding guppies could have sometimes these
results, as the couple with their brothers or families. Although, i was
in the process of taking appart males and females, buying another tank
(their numbers start to grow too much), so that i can couple them as i
wish.

Has anybody more info on "strange shaped" guppies? This one is a female
and i don't want her to breed (and she is probably pregnant), i'm
thinking on taking her appart from the tank, or worse...


In my opinion the spinal abnormality is possibly caused by having recently
given birth. My pregnant females seem to get a spine in the shape of an arch
when seen from the side after they have given birth. I don't think the
s-shaped spine as seen from above is normal though. Tough decision - I would
give her some time to recover from giving birth and see if the spine returns
to normal. Good luck, and later!