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Unread 04/15/2011, 05:02 PM   #58
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Originally Posted by jonnybravo22 View Post
ever experienced a clown that survived but doesnt go through meta? i have one that just doesnt look the same as his brothers all of whom have clearly gone through meta. he's smaller and still sort of half-meta. ever seen that? thoughts? thanks.
Probably a runt with a poorly develop digestive track. I've got one in a batch with some +/- 80 day old fish, and he's majorly messed up. Huge underbite, weird body shape and very little white. If yours has developed the orange color, but not the white stripes, he's probably got genetic issues. Hate to say it, but you'll probably want to cull him eventually. I would say just do it now and save yourself the trouble, but I know from experience that can be difficult ... emotionally.
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