FireFish how to tell if it's with eggs?

[Azurel]

I have what I think might be a male/female pair......For the last 6 months they have not left each others side and have always been slender and fit. But yesterday I noticed that one is extreamly fat.....Now I didn't feed the last few days with work and family, usually I feed about 3-4 times a day with differant frozen and Newlife Spectrum pellets....

In this pic you can see how fat she(I think) is.....She was not this way 3 days ago.....They both have been rubbing and bipping at each others side and underside. Her ovidepositor is also extened a little bit which I have not noticed before...Right before the bottom fin you can kinda see a little projection....So how to tell if she is pregnant or not?

 

[_Alex_]

i would say yes but im not experienced at all with breeding fish, but i have seen alot of freshwater fish, bass crappie, perch and wat not and there bellies do the exact same thing when prego, so just by looking i would definetly say carring eggs

 

[Azurel]

That is kinda what I thought too.....Only fish I have ever dealt with is Cards and the eggs are in the mouth......

 

[Reefer831]

What are you feeding that thing!!:snicker:

 

[Reefer831]

Did you get it from Barry Bonds :snicker:

 

[Azurel]

LOL...... I know it hasn't ever been like that looks uncomfortable to me.....Hopefully it is eggs and not a clogged digestive tract......New Life spectrum pellets and frozen.....Newlife the only dry food I feed now.....

 

[_Alex_]

Wel actually now that say that....one time I dropped a small piece of still semi frozen mysis in my tank, and perc clown ate the whole thing in one gulp. Then could barely swim, sat on the bottom and t weaked out for about an hour. Her belly got big like that from it

So ya I dont break it over tank anymore lol

 

[Chelsey]

I'm pretty darn sure that is a gravid female. If you're interested in selling/trading the pair please let me know

 

[Gerber77]

Thats a beautiful picture. I think it looks pregnant, I hope you have luck raising the little ones that would be sweet.

 

[Azurel]

I'm pretty darn sure that is a gravid female. If you're interested in selling/trading the pair please let me know

Actually I think I would like to try my hand at breeding them......I am waiting for my B&W to start up as well.....I didn't expect the firefish though, I actually planned on adding a few more but I will pass on that since they seem to be thriving as they are.....I will keep this updated on what I find out over the next few days.

 

[OrangeCountyReefer]

Any update on this if they fish ended up being okay? My fire fish looks exactly like yours does in the picture right now and I’m concerned