The was my first sick fish so I'm still learning. Can anyone help me determine whether my guppy is pregnant or just fat? Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about them on AquariumAdvice.com, Freshwater & Brackish - General Discussion, Aquarium Advice - Aquarium Forum Community, http://www.aquatronicsonline.com/hobbyist/hobbyist3.htm. You can feed them frozen peas to unclog in case he is constipated. Recommended Diet Floating flake food and freeze dried blood worms, which are actually mosquito larvae. In my tank I have successfully spawn Zebra Danio and Pink Danio. Why is my neon tetra so fat? Can zebra danios and neon tetras school together? ... Zebra Danio Fat, with eggs, or sick. Other than that, it moves well and behaves normally. The other possibility is dropsy, but because your zebra danio is "swimming around fine," I assume that is not the case. I need help regarding Pink Danio grow up. Female danios are generally fatter than male danios, whether they are carrying roe or not. The peas should be cooked and then deshelled. Most common is called dropy, but it can be related to a number of bacterial infections. Hi all In 4-months they are about 1cm to 1.5 cm in length. Male and female danios look very much the same, but if the fish in question turns out to be male he could actually be having some serious health problems. Ok, so do zebra Danios eat other danios. My Zebra Danios have been in my tank for about two or three weeks, the tank is cycled the stats as of today were ~: 29 Gallon PH 6.5 Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate ~20 or 40 ppm (colors are close) The fish have been really avid eaters and they all seem to want to hog the food, but I think this is a trait of the zebra danios anyway? They are in a 150ltr tank, I do weekly 20% water changes, its a mature tank, heavily planted and good water. Is my danio pregnant/fat/bloated? Is this dropsy? Click here for more about feeding your fish. 3 of my Danio's are a good bit fatter than the rest, is there good chance there pregnant or just eat more? I... Tetra fish have not ate in a month, but they look good..why fish don't eat? Click here for more about Black Worms. Garlic soaked krill, bloodworms, shrimp pellots helped mine unbloat and start pooing regular. This little glutton zipped around and ate 3 pieces of food for every piece the other danios ate. Watchin my tank today, I noticed a overly chubby danio. Dropsy is incurable and euthanasia is often the only choice for it. I feed these Danios a few Black Worms every other day. It is still moving around seemingly without issue but no eggs have come out and i … danios eggs zebra-danios. You won’t need to catch any of the adults in the main tank. What is best way for them to lay eggs if are pregnant? Will African Dwarf Frogs be good to live in a 1gallon tank ? could be dropsy and theres nothin you can do. The two female got very fat. You could also be overfeeding or the danio might be pregnant. I was worried about the male Danio chasing them to death so got some advice that in order to make it stop you needed to add more of them to get them to stop being aggressive. i had two in my tank for the cycli... My neon tetra got fat and its belly moves?! I had a problem with a few of my zeebra danio looking obese when they were clearly not pregant I don't think they are very old, maybe 2 years. Today, I kept a real close eye on it during feeding time (not easy cause they move like lightning). One of my danios is noticeably fatter than the other three. Fins look no different from the other fish. I've never given them peas before they normally have courgettes and cucumber. It sucks because this week and last week were really hectic in school and I didn't have much time to look at my fishes, so I didn't notice dropsy until it was too late. I have a couple of zebra danios and one is really fat just wondering if someone can tell me if I'm expecting baby danios???? My cherry barbs are always spawning but the eggs either don't hatch or get eaten as soon as they do. The danio's right eye looks obvious that it is popping out. I added two more which totalled 5 now. I have zebra Danios and plain Danios in my tank. Does Anybody Want Overload of Algae in Their Tank...I Don't!!!!! ... (sand/gravel) for tiny, clear eggs. There are a number of possibilities. If you want the danio eggs to hatch, you will have to keep the parents from the eggs. The danio was originally in my 55-gallon, but he was getting picked on and so I moved him to the smaller tank. Been like this almost 3-4 weeks. I have a zebra danio that has a problem. Danios will eat their own eggs not long after they have laid them. Does anyone know if they are ill and if there is anything I can do to help them? I was wondering if it is a gravid female, or if it is bloated or constipated, or what. Im getting danios once th... Are your danios aggressive, or are they just bored ? Here's my experience and my answer. Today, I kept a real close eye on it during feeding time (not easy cause they move like lightning). I don't think they are pregnant as they have been this fat for about a month. I've had them awhile now and the one girl is still really fat and I thought that once they lay their eggs they are suddenly really skinny and then get fat really quick again but this one just stays that way. Question: my Danio's tail is gone Hello! I noticed yesterday that one of my Danio's tail was mostly gone (long finned Danio). Also try checking the fish from above the water, if the fish has pine coning scales, he has dropsy. answer #2. wijnands. Here are some reasons a fish may be fat or have abdominal swelling, in no particular order. I'm hoping you can help me. High pH, Fighting Danios Hi guys. Are betta fish and zebra danios compatible? I thought they were a non-aggressive fish so I didn't think that anyone else would've bitten his tail. Fish all at the top of the tank - anyone know why? You can buy a breeder net in most pet stores and aquarium shops. The upside to using a breeder net is that it’s really easy to put the adults in the net and take them out of the net. If you see them, there should be some very small, splinter-like fry darting around after that. Have checked and they look completely normal apart from their size, which is a relief. Thanks for all the help guys, but the little guy didn't make it. This was in October. I wanted to know if I should be expecting soon. I feed mine every other day and were atill huge looking before the garlic method Do I simply defrost the peas and pop them in for the fish to nibble on. Also don't forget to feed them just the right amount so that there will be no uneaten peas. You have the greatest website! https://www.myaquariumclub.com/my-danios-are-really-fat-1066299.html Fat Platy - Pregnant - Fat - Swimbladder - Ill>>> HELP! You can do this by laying marbles or a loose-weave net over the bottom of the tank. many thanks for this. My fish is FAT, HUGE! Sorry to hear that. Many aquarists and pond keepers ask this question. Hope it helps. In the first phase I observed more than thousand free swimming frys. I got my first tank two weeks ago. Zebra Danio Fat, with eggs, or sick Over the last couple of weeks one of my zebras has been getting very fat. They just ended up zooming all over the tank and chasing each other. Share. Fish who suddenly become huge are usually in the middle of some type of internal digestion problem. Fish suddenly becomes really fat. they have live food twice a week, blanched vegetables, flakes and pellets. My zebra danio is HUGE! The original zebrafish (or zebra danio, Danio rerio) is a native of rivers in India and Bangladesh.It measures three centimeters long and has gold and dark blue stripes. Is it pregnant? GloFish are a genetically altered version of the common zebra danio, and while the GloFish group will display far more spectacular colors than their common cousins, care and breeding are entirely the same for both variations. It has been this way for around 3 days. I separated the danio into a 10 gallon quarantine tank. I'm pretty sure it's a girl and there is 3 more in the tank and i think another is a girl and one is too young to tell and another is a boy. My fish is laying on the bottom! Even if an aquarist sees a fat fish for him or herself, it is very hard to tell which of these things caused the problem without an autopsy. My zebra danios look fat and have a reddish spot, I don't know if my Platy is pregnant or fat. The fatest I've ever seen. Danios also relish an occasional feeding of a few live Black Worms and live or frozen brine shrimp. I heard peas work good as well but i trust garlic all the way as everyone is different.✌, By entering this site you declare His spine doesn't look bent. Now he is huge - he's so fat he looks like he's ready to explode! The odds are that the eggs were eaten. Dropsy is a tough conditon to treat successfully. When looking for a breeder net, make sure it’s big enough to allow the danio eggs to fall through. everything else is thriving. I started noticing that one of my zebra danios eyes look weird. two of my beautiful danios are huge. Both of these foods are available in most stores that sell pet fish. ammonia 0, nitrite 0 the scales are sticking outward and the fish has trouble swimming. Cory Cat very fat, full of eggs, or bloated. No new things in the environment. One of my zebra danios is really fat. You can also chop it to bits so the fish can easily eat them. I'm gonna get its stomach stapled. One of my danios is noticeably fatter than the other three. _____ All cwt posts are implicitly appended with "just my two cents". I have a zebra danio and a black skirt tetra in a 10-gallon planted tank. I bought 7 zebra danios a week ago, and one the leopard zebra lingfin danios is getting really fat. Hi. It is super active and LOVES food. There are two fish like this. Does anyone know what is wrong. Is there any signs to know if there pregnant besides being large? But finally I got only about 50nos of fry alive. They are lively, hungry and don't seem in any way ill but surely being so obese can't be good for them. I've attached a photo, as you can see he/she is so much fatter than the others. the tank itsel... Zebra danios killing and eating all the other fish! Share. Why Is My Fish Fat? Don't take it personal Todd; dropsy is extremely difficult to treat. 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