synirr

The fish is an oscar, his name is Aristotle. The smaller white fish is a midas hybrid, and a tailless one at that. Here's a shot of the whole tank:


And Marie the hybrid... you can see here her lack of tail. In her case it's a genetic mutation, much like in manx cats, where her spine is shortened. She swims just fine, the tail is mainly used as a rudder anyway, and she uses her dorsal and anal fins for that

Just came in cause I saw your comments in the Atheist group , then I noticed the oscar ! I used to have one , but he committed suicide one night by leaping out of his tank ( yes , the lid was closed ) . They are really cool fish . I'd get one again if I had a slightly larger tank . And maybe put a brick on the lid this time . And might I add , I'd approve your application if it was up to me