stubby oc.
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D-Nak
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Yes. IIRC ORA marketed them briefly as ORA stubby false perculas but stopped.
"Occasionally we will discover dwarf fish in the production tanks. We call them "Stubbies." These perfectly healthy but admittedly deformed fish usually don't reach full size. Many people consider them as defective but some people (including certain sales staff members) absolutely adore them. It is thought that these fish are born lacking the usual number of vertebrate in the spine, giving them a short body. Limited quantities are usually available."
IMO, these are fish that should've been culled, but I don't want to start the debate as I know everyone is entitled to their opinions.
"Occasionally we will discover dwarf fish in the production tanks. We call them "Stubbies." These perfectly healthy but admittedly deformed fish usually don't reach full size. Many people consider them as defective but some people (including certain sales staff members) absolutely adore them. It is thought that these fish are born lacking the usual number of vertebrate in the spine, giving them a short body. Limited quantities are usually available."
IMO, these are fish that should've been culled, but I don't want to start the debate as I know everyone is entitled to their opinions.
D-Nak
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LOL, not bitter. If you read ORA's own statement, you can see why they're not promoting them anymore:
"Occasionally we will discover dwarf fish in the production tanks. We call them "Stubbies." These perfectly healthy but admittedly deformed fish usually don't reach full size. Many people consider them as defective but some people (including certain sales staff members) absolutely adore them. It is thought that these fish are born lacking the usual number of vertebrate in the spine, giving them a short body. Limited quantities are usually available."
I am one of those people who believe that they are defective. I am currently breeding clowns and cull any that appear out of the ordinary. For me, the most common ailment is a kinked (severely bent) spine. I could probably market them as "stubby kink backs" and make a few bucks, but ethically I think it's more humane to cull than to have them live their lives with an ailment. For stubbies, I don't think their lack of vertebrae affects their quality of life but who knows -- they could have trouble digesting food due to a compressed abdominal area.
I'm sure that ORA received a lot of backlash for even trying to promote them. Otherwise, they'd still be on their website. I'm glad they removed them. :beer:
And FYI just like reptiles when one is born with a different pattern than normal it is considered deformed as well, adored but deformed. so ur two gorgeous clown in ur avatar ar aswell deformed like mine and any picasso or designer at thatburn
Do you really need to try to start a confrontation? There's no "burn" here - just someone unnecessarily popping off.
Kevin
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