My new yellow lab...yes, i have pics :P

AshleytheGreat · 04-22-2006, 04:01 PM

Im sure you can see shes missing part of her...er...gill cover?
I didnt notice this when i bought her. She is full of energy and eats well though.

...do you think this is a big deal?

Georgia Peach · 04-22-2006, 04:24 PM

I would put some stress coat in the water.. If she's eating good and all Im sure it will be okay.. it should heal in a couple of weeks.

**Osiris** · 04-22-2006, 04:57 PM

Congrats! I've seen this in the past with one fry i had. Didnt seem to effect it in anyway, acted normal. Hmm maybe someone could shed some light on the situation.

**Scuba Kid** · 04-22-2006, 05:08 PM

it sure is a cutie though.

How big is it?

AshleytheGreat · 04-22-2006, 05:54 PM

1 inch

Shes such a sweatheart!

ron v · 04-22-2006, 06:34 PM

Probably a birth defect. Could lead a normal like, but I would't let it breed.

dan20rhino · 04-22-2006, 09:47 PM

Is it alone in the tank by itself?

AshleytheGreat · 04-23-2006, 08:14 AM

Nope, a breeders tank in the main tank.

emc7 · 04-24-2006, 01:01 AM

I've heard that can be caused by bad water quality when the fry are developing, could be an "childhood injury" too. Most likely not genetic and her fry will be fine.

joe kool · 05-09-2006, 02:25 PM

I've seen it in fry from birth .. uumm hatch ... ummm development LOL ... that and offset lips (dork fish I call'em) and a few others ... If I have a female that cast too many of these I cull her out to the LFS. I normally cull the young ones with those sort of defects to the 100 gal early (no flushing here .. circle of life right

) I'd never let anything like that reach a hobbiest much les a LFS.

The hobby is diluted enough espicially with yellow labs and some pea****s cross breeding and mixing without having genitc problems like that getting bread into the strains.
Keep her/him there's no problem with it but definately do not let it breed or leave your little "fish world"

philliesdude4 · 05-09-2006, 02:55 PM

i love electric yellows. go one myself. female. very cute she is, but a big bully.

04-22-2006, 04:01 PM	#1
AshleytheGreat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mi Town Posts: 785	My new yellow lab...yes, i have pics :P Im sure you can see shes missing part of her...er...gill cover? I didnt notice this when i bought her. She is full of energy and eats well though. ...do you think this is a big deal? __________________ So let the haters hate, let the doubters doubt, I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this malarkey with any sort of further response.

04-22-2006, 04:24 PM	#2
Georgia Peach Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gray, Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 1,581	I would put some stress coat in the water.. If she's eating good and all Im sure it will be okay.. it should heal in a couple of weeks. __________________ *Cichlids have more personality than most people I know !*

04-22-2006, 04:57 PM	#3
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,693	Congrats! I've seen this in the past with one fry i had. Didnt seem to effect it in anyway, acted normal. Hmm maybe someone could shed some light on the situation. __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

04-22-2006, 05:08 PM	#4
Scuba Kid Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 17 Posts: 4,160	it sure is a cutie though. How big is it? __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

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AshleytheGreat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mi Town Posts: 785	1 inch Shes such a sweatheart! __________________ So let the haters hate, let the doubters doubt, I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this malarkey with any sort of further response.

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04-22-2006, 06:34 PM	#6
ron v Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Alabama Age: 61 Posts: 1,123	Probably a birth defect. Could lead a normal like, but I would't let it breed.

04-22-2006, 09:47 PM	#7
dan20rhino Marine Biologist Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: England, Yorkshire Age: 26 Posts: 41	Is it alone in the tank by itself?

04-23-2006, 08:14 AM	#8
AshleytheGreat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mi Town Posts: 785	Nope, a breeders tank in the main tank. __________________ So let the haters hate, let the doubters doubt, I stand by my book, and my life, and I won't dignify this malarkey with any sort of further response.

04-24-2006, 01:01 AM	#9
emc7 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 39 Posts: 2,893	I've heard that can be caused by bad water quality when the fry are developing, could be an "childhood injury" too. Most likely not genetic and her fry will be fine.

05-09-2006, 02:25 PM	#10
joe kool Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Age: 36 Posts: 572	I've seen it in fry from birth .. uumm hatch ... ummm development LOL ... that and offset lips (dork fish I call'em) and a few others ... If I have a female that cast too many of these I cull her out to the LFS. I normally cull the young ones with those sort of defects to the 100 gal early (no flushing here .. circle of life right ) I'd never let anything like that reach a hobbiest much les a LFS. The hobby is diluted enough espicially with yellow labs and some pea****s cross breeding and mixing without having genitc problems like that getting bread into the strains. Keep her/him there's no problem with it but definately do not let it breed or leave your little "fish world" __________________ A conglomeration of cichlids from all over living happily in my "melting pot" of tanks. Breeding: currently nothing ... I'm sequestered in South Korea, "Osan" to be exact 2 days till I'm back in the states!!!! Florida to be exact, those Floridians have no idea what they're in for!! current Fry: see above tanks: 100, 55, 46 BF, 26 BF, 20L, 5 fry tank 20L planted with CRS is the only thing up (easy for the wife to care for in my stead)

05-09-2006, 02:55 PM	#11
philliesdude4 Fishy Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 10	i love electric yellows. go one myself. female. very cute she is, but a big bully.

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