Lungfish Fins Shortening?

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Karp

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I've had my WAL for almost a year now and despite a proper diet and plenty of growth he seems to have noticeably smallers fins (his "arms") than when I acquired him. I'm not sure if perhaps I'm not feeding him properly? There are no signs of rot or erosion and his water is kept pristine. Right now Im feeding him algae wafers and sinking carnivore pellets along with fresh veggies, frozen bloodworms and the occasional bit of salmon (as a treat if I'm eating it for dinner). I try to feed in moderation because I feel like these fish are prone to being over fed to the point of obesity. That being said I do have to cut back on his feeding because lately I've caught the bf feeding him and we've both been giving him food thinking he hasn't been fed, so I'll probably sub out one of his higher protein snacks with some gelfood or a veggie. I've included some pictures. Thanks in advance, I just picked up another who was missing his back legs and a lot of his tail so ill be rehabilitating that smaller wal and he'll be up for adoption afterwards, I'll start a new thread for him but if you're interested send me a message :)

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For some unknown reason they uploaded sideways :/ sorry guys. I'm on mobile so it must of messed it up.
 
The legs look fine to me. You certainly give him a great diet!
 
Yeah, more likely that fins/legs grew long quicker than body size had, just playing catchup.
I didn't think lungfish enjoyed much of a veggie diet, interesting!
 
Great, thanks guys! I just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing something wrong, he's not my first fish but he is my first "monster fish" so I want to make sure I'm doing everything right. And yes he loves veggies, especially bits of cucumber. The gelfood he gets is repashy super green which is mainly algae, and his favorite treat is grapes.
 
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