Definitely a severely stunted fish. It will need some real TLC to come around although it will never really become a show specimen. Interestingly enough though a pointed shape is not always a sign of poor care, they even come from the wild like this at times. Although in this case I aggree it is a sign of less than optimum care.
definitely stunted... the eyes are too big proportioned to its body.. 20 bucks is not cheap btw...sorry.