Is my firefish pregnant?

[Salty-Noob]

One of my firefish looks fatter than the other and it has a bump

 

[oceanparadise1]

no its not.

 

[Salty-Noob]

Good cuz I'm still new at this and I wouldn't know what to do. Just thought it was cuz they've been hiding a lot and all of a sudden their up and about. Just thought I'd ask cuz of that bump you see

 

[specvjeff]

It is difinitely not. I have a breeding pair of Red Fire Fish and the female get's significantly fatter than the male does. It'll be obvious when she's gravid.

 

[Salty-Noob]

Cool I don't want it to be. To new to handle something like that

 

[specvjeff]

Mine spawn regularly but I'm not putting any effort into raising them.

 

[Salty-Noob]

How do you keep the numbers down?