Danio Pregnant?

poopsie_o_no · 10-02-2006, 10:02 PM

Ok hello all, i think my danio is pregnant but i am not too sure. How can i tell if she is...if its a she. I mean her stomach is buldging but plz help. thx

darkfalz · 10-02-2006, 10:11 PM

Danios don't get pregnant, they lay eggs. She could have eggs though. But more likely she ate too much, or (hopefully not) has bloat from some kind if illness like dropsy. I had a danio get dropsy a while ago, didn't bloat that much, just the pineconing. I have a ricefish that's looking rather fat but doesn't have any protruding scales and hasn't been getting bigger, I think just eats too much.

poopsie_o_no · 10-02-2006, 10:15 PM

ok thx, but wat is dropsy,is it deadly, i just needed to know if she was ready to lay eggs and if i should seperate

poopsie_o_no · 10-02-2006, 10:19 PM

should i seperate just to be safe

Gump · 10-03-2006, 09:28 AM

all my danios looked like prego guppys because they ate well. I wouldnt seperate.

poopsie_o_no · 10-03-2006, 05:19 PM

Ok thx for that

darkfalz · 10-04-2006, 12:51 AM

Drospy is a swollen stomach and sides and you will see raised scales like a pinecone when you look from above.

aaa · 10-04-2006, 09:14 AM

danio's egg fertilize outside of the body, so even your fish lay egg you have to have a male or it is not going work.

most likely either your fish has dropsy or eat too much like above said. dropsy is basically some fluid in your fish so it looks fatter than it normally is. the fluid may due to infection inside of the fish. some times it may not be fluid at all, it may be swelling internal organ. either way, it is not a good thing for the fish.

dolifisis · 10-09-2006, 11:07 AM

Not sure what a pregnant fish looks like. I noticed this on my catfish today. Hope it isn't having kittens

**Damon** · 10-09-2006, 11:45 AM

Looks well fed or full of eggs. Doesn't look ill.

10-02-2006, 10:02 PM	#1
poopsie_o_no Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6	Danio Pregnant? Ok hello all, i think my danio is pregnant but i am not too sure. How can i tell if she is...if its a she. I mean her stomach is buldging but plz help. thx

10-02-2006, 10:11 PM	#2
darkfalz Vishy vishies! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Australia Age: 29 Posts: 481	Danios don't get pregnant, they lay eggs. She could have eggs though. But more likely she ate too much, or (hopefully not) has bloat from some kind if illness like dropsy. I had a danio get dropsy a while ago, didn't bloat that much, just the pineconing. I have a ricefish that's looking rather fat but doesn't have any protruding scales and hasn't been getting bigger, I think just eats too much. __________________ 40L - 1 opaline gourami 160L planted - 8 harlequin rasboras, 6 tiger barbs, 2 swordtails, 1 bristlenose pleco

10-04-2006, 12:51 AM	#7
darkfalz Vishy vishies! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Australia Age: 29 Posts: 481	Drospy is a swollen stomach and sides and you will see raised scales like a pinecone when you look from above. __________________ 40L - 1 opaline gourami 160L planted - 8 harlequin rasboras, 6 tiger barbs, 2 swordtails, 1 bristlenose pleco

10-09-2006, 11:07 AM	#9
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10-09-2006, 11:45 AM	#10
Damon Aquatic Naturalist Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Dayton, Ohio Age: 32 Posts: 14,982	Looks well fed or full of eggs. Doesn't look ill. __________________ For in much wisdom [is] much grief: and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. Member of the AGA (Aquatic Gardner's Association) Member of the IBC (International Betta Congress)

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10-02-2006, 10:15 PM	#3
poopsie_o_no Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6	ok thx, but wat is dropsy,is it deadly, i just needed to know if she was ready to lay eggs and if i should seperate

10-02-2006, 10:19 PM	#4
poopsie_o_no Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6	should i seperate just to be safe

10-03-2006, 09:28 AM	#5
Gump Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 454	all my danios looked like prego guppys because they ate well. I wouldnt seperate.

10-03-2006, 05:19 PM	#6
poopsie_o_no Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 6	Ok thx for that

10-04-2006, 09:14 AM	#8
aaa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Grand Prairie, Texas Age: 20 Posts: 521	danio's egg fertilize outside of the body, so even your fish lay egg you have to have a male or it is not going work. most likely either your fish has dropsy or eat too much like above said. dropsy is basically some fluid in your fish so it looks fatter than it normally is. the fluid may due to infection inside of the fish. some times it may not be fluid at all, it may be swelling internal organ. either way, it is not a good thing for the fish.

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