Not all BPs are deformed, or genetically weak specimens. Mine has a very normal body, head, and mouth shape, and close as I can tell she has got to be closing in on 10 yrs of age. Normal mouth, and has teeth to prove it. Mean as hell when she wants to be. Just recently has begun to decline in health. Very interesting behavioural traits, compared to many fish that I have owned over the years. Don’t let the haters scare you away.