3 Golden Wonder Killies (1 Forked tail?)

**KevinVA** · 09-28-2012, 01:31 AM

Hey guys,

I purchased 3 Golden Wonders yesterday at Petsmart. They seem to be pretty healthy, but I did notice something today. Currently I have them and 3 Serpaes in a QT. One of them tends to hover around the bottom, while the other 2 hover at the top or in the mid (usually in between). Sometimes they're all at the bottom - usually when the lights are off, I think.

The one that hovers at the bottom for the majority of the time has a forked tail, while the two up top have fanned tails. Is a forked tail normal for some Killies? There doesn't appear to be any fan in the middle of the tail - it reminds me more of a shark tail than a Killie.

Has anyone ever seen this before? Is this something I should be concerned with?

Thanks!

**koaladarshana** · 09-28-2012, 02:53 AM

Never seen a forked-tail golden wonder killie before... would love to see a pic!

**KevinVA** · 09-28-2012, 03:24 AM

Originally Posted by koaladarshana

Never seen a forked-tail golden wonder killie before... would love to see a pic!

lol, I'll post a picture tomorrow.

**KevinVA** · 09-29-2012, 01:58 PM

Or, I'll just post a picture today, 2 days later.

Here's the guy. Now he seems to go where the others go. I'm thinking it's a disfigurement from when he was smaller. Maybe some other fish nipped the fan out of his tail and it grew back like this?

**koaladarshana** · 09-30-2012, 05:29 PM

He's beautiful! Maybe he was just born that way, a little different from the others... :)

**KevinVA** · 10-01-2012, 12:08 AM

Originally Posted by koaladarshana

He's beautiful! Maybe he was just born that way, a little different from the others... :)

Haha, could be. I like him - he's pretty active. Was just wondering if I had what I thought I had, or if this was some different species. Other than the tail, he seems very healthy. Looking forward to them growing. =]