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Should I be worried about Jack's gills?

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So I raised Jack from an egg and he is the lone survivor of the 7. He is now about 9" (22cm ish) long and is housed by himself in about 10 gallons of water. He is missing one gill, and as far as I can remember, or tell from past pictures it has always been missing. Do you think this is something I need to worry about? He seems really healthy otherwise.

These are pictures from my iPhone from today showing the missing gill, the other side with full gills, and a full picture of him. Any advice is appreciated.
 

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He looks fine. If the gill has always been like this, chalk it up to a genetic fluke (if it had been bitten off, it should have regenerated) and keep him healthy and happy. I probably wouldn't breed him, though.

I'd say that as long as you don't observe any signs of stress or ill health, just keep doing what you're doing. He's really gorgeous :)
 
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He looks healthy! Do you always keep your butter next to the fish tank?
 
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My tanks are on my kitchen counter, and I have found that keeping the butter there means that when the forced air heater comes on it helps to keep it soft, so yes I usually keep it next to my tanks. I moved the pineapple for this picture, but I usually have that on the counter too.

Here is a pic of my tank with my kid's head in the background. (she was at the table eating her dinner.)
 

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