Rare item: SHort body Arapaima
- Thread starter thaiho
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What an abomination. My opinion, is all.
If it was accomplished deliberately, and my impression it is done deliberately starting with a healthy newborn, whoever does this to a fish deserves the same done to them.
If it was accomplished deliberately, and my impression it is done deliberately starting with a healthy newborn, whoever does this to a fish deserves the same done to them.
Im also curious about this. I own two SB's myself. RTC and paroon. And I'm under the impression its a birth defect. I would not have purchased them if they were mutilated.
I am not aware of this defect occurring naturally.
But I am open to knowledge. Preferably from an expert or with substantiating info, with references, citations, and such.
But I am open to knowledge. Preferably from an expert or with substantiating info, with references, citations, and such.
And thats where these conversations usually end. All theory.
I do agree though they all seem to be coming out of SE Asia.
Maybe someone like Vince would know. He's got quite a few SB's.
Speaking from my own experience. Ive noticed that my SB paroon has a small defect adipose fin, Its crippled and not fully developed right where his caudal fin starts. That alone makes me think he was born SB. Seeing as an induced physical injury to make a SB probably wouldn't affect this. But thats just one case. He could of been purposefully crippled and already possessed the defect fin from birth.