Fish with bent spine

[Hemali]

I've recieved this special lady in this condition about 2.5 weeks. Does she just have a bent spine? She eats fine and is super active. Also is she bloated or is she egg heavy?

 

 

 

Edited December 12, 2020 by Hemali

[Colu]

If it seem ok and eating it probably  genetic so i would no use for breeding

[gardenman]

How does the fish look from a top down view? The profile shots in your photo aren't that unusual for a Cory. They all tend to slope up from the head to the base of the dorsal fin then slope down to the tail. There may be a bit of a deformity towards the lower end of the dorsal fin area, but it's not horrible. Spinal deformities are typically more apparent in a top down view of the fish. If the body is straight from a top down view and not "S" shaped, then this probably isn't a spinal deformity. There's a lot of muscle structure around fins and the hump towards the back of the dorsal fin could just be because you've got an Arnold Schwarzenegger of the Cory world with overly developed back muscles to control his dorsal fin. A top down view would tell you more.

[PotatoFish]

After some Google searching, I found verticle bending of the spine, which I am guessing you are worried about.

The first couple of photos shows extreme bending, and the lasf show a bit of a normal spinal shape with a slight bump/kink.

Hope this helps!