Is This Normal

[les]

as you all know Guppies are somthing new to me so as these guys are my first gupy spawn what is thisI have about six like this and the rest about therty dont have it at all. So please excuse my ignerance oh by the way they are from two different females that where enseminated by two different males and thats all I know My mate said I should get some nice suprizes and thats all he said

Cheers

Les

[Pyrefly]

Not sure I see whats supposed to be wrong with it Les?

[Matt_95]

Hard to judge by the picture, it looks like extensions on the fins? Google swallow tail guppies and ribbon fin guppies :)

[les]

Thanks I was thinking ribben fin but wasnt sure I bet my mate Jason (the guy who gave them to me) is Peeing himself laughing

Thanks again

Cheers

Les

[Matt_95]

If you want to keep the trait males have trouble mating, there mating fin thingo is to long and they can't aim the sperm properly. You need to breed heterozygous male to brred with a ribbon fin female to keep the trait, half will be ribbon fin and half normal. You can Cull the normal females.

[Rod]

I must say my first impression is some sort of parasite.....fish lice or anchor worm???

Don't think guppies have that sort of fin extensions at a young age....they grow as they do!!

[les]

yes found out today that its anchor worm My Mate said he had had it in his fish room before so now how do I get rid of it? this is the first time I have ever in my life had it so I dont have a clue

Cheers

Les

[forever_and_a_day]

definitely anchor worm. i've had that once... found it a little freaky...

here's a pretty helpful article on it.

http://www.fishdeals.com/fish_diseases/anchor_worms/

my guppy got anchor worm when I was still getting into the hobby so, when I tried to take the anchor out,

it died the next day. you may have better luck though :bighug:

[les]

Thanks MTS I will put the whole tank in the freezer and cull the lot as the I dont think the fry will survive me pulling them out plus my fingers are way to big for things that small Ill pull the tank appart steralize the glass and re sillacone the glass that way itll be safe from spreading the blighters ill also worm the parents thank god I dont have comunity tanks that would do my head in. I feel like the kids have come home with nits its got me scratching all over YUK

Cheers

Les

[Matt_95]

Don't freeze them Les! It's a slow painful death. Smash a brick over them or use clove oil but please don't freeze them.

[les]

Ok then Matt I usualy use a brick so Ill dipatch them that way then so dont fret OK

Cheers

Les