Corbidorbidoodle Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 I bought some Threadfins from my LFS today. When I got them in to my tank, I noticed one of them has a weird mouth thing. I've seen him eat and he seems fine, but have any of you seen this before? It kinda looks like his bottom lip is sticking out or something. It's real hard to get a photo, but I'll attach what I can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 1:13 AM, Corbidorbidoodle said: I bought some Threadfins from my LFS today. When I got them in to my tank, I noticed one of them has a weird mouth thing. I've seen him eat and he seems fine, but have any of you seen this before? It kinda looks like his bottom lip is sticking out or something. It's real hard to get a photo, but I'll attach what I can. It’s usually get a genetic malformation of the jaw bone. Is he eating well (or able to eat)?? P.S. I love those fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 It's possible it broke it's jaw at some point and it's not healed well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbidorbidoodle Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 He seems to be eating just fine. I saw a lot of stuff on the interwebs about dislocated jaws and such. But this seems more like a genetic issue probably. I'm going to take him back to the pet store and swap them out for a better looking mail today at some point. They're really neat looking fish. I've been wanting them for a long time, and found some of the LFS for 8 bucks. They look kind of plain Jane right now. Could be they were cheaper cuz they're a plain silver variety. I'm hoping they color up to the yellow and pink that I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anewbie Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Dang; i thought this was going to be a threadfin cichlid (ACARICHTHYS HECKELI); but it is a threadfin rainbow (Iriatherina werneri). I know nothing about rainbows 'cept they tend to look pretty after a good rain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 5:27 PM, anewbie said: Dang; i thought this was going to be a threadfin cichlid (ACARICHTHYS HECKELI); but it is a threadfin rainbow (Iriatherina werneri). I know nothing about rainbows 'cept they tend to look pretty after a good rain. *sigh* 🤦♂️Someone give him a virtual kick 😅 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbidorbidoodle Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 Sorry to disappoint you @anewbie 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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