Angelfish difformity?

[Lukara]

Hi, I have 3 angelfish in quarantine right now. Their bodies (fins excluded) are about the size of a nickel maybe a bit bigger. One of them seems to be missing a part of the base of its dorsal fin. There are tiny fin rays? where the base of the dorsal fin should be growing which I can only see when he fully extends his fins. But they are VERY small. I was wondering if anyone else has had angelfish like this and if it will eventually grow in. The other two in the tank have what appear to be normal dorsal fins.

I have a picture which isn't probably very good, but hopefully it will give you an idea of what I'm talking about.

 

[Raithan Ellis]

Not a big deal whatsoever, just not show quality. It's not an uncommon deformity, and certainly dosen't hinder the fish's ability to swim.

It's a nice looking angelfish overall.

Cheers,
Raithan O. Ellis

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[Lukara]

I was worried that this might pose any future problems with the fish. One of the things I noticed is that when I first got them is they were all the same size, now the others have grown a few mm and he hasn't changed much in size. He eats and swims around actively, but he remains smaller than the rest. This was another cause for concern for me.

Thanks for your advice

 

[NatakuTseng]

A lot of fish have problems, it may not even be a deformity. I have an angel who's larger dorsal spine was injured before I got him, and it never grew back right. He's perfectly healthy, just not a show quality fish as was mentioned, but that doesn't mean there is anything health wise wrong with the fish.