Clown fish with scoliosis?!?

I picked up two baby (.5") percs just last weekend and im starting to realize that the smaller of the two might have scoliosis. it seems like it has to work alot harder to beat the current and it rarely levels out, meaning its butt is lower then its head. also since its so young you can still see through it and see the spine and it looks to be more curved down then the larger perc. im sure its possible for a fish to have scoliosis should I be worried? should I exchange it for another?
ill try and snap a pic but its going to be hard
 

cbrownfish

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ive never seen that, are u sure h'es not just emaciated and thin?

Snelly could be correct. Either that or this fish was damaged at some point. Pinched between the net and glass when they scooped them out, chomped by a larger fish, wedged between rocks, etc.
 
im pretty sure it has scoliosis i looked it up and it can happen from lack of amino acids during the beginning stages for growth. i contacted the LFS that i got it from and they told me i could bring it in and exchange it if i would like some ill be doing that later today (wed)
 
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