Mandarin with eggs

[RJ Harris]

I'm pretty sure my female is carrying eggs. She's always are very well and has always been fat but the past week she has really been getting fatter.

If I can get a proper picture of her maybe some one with experience with a pair of breeding mandarins can confirm. @Paul B. But for now here are a couple rough pictures.

 

[RJ Harris]

Here are them together

 

[melypr1985]

Here are them together

In the first picture of this post she does look rather rotund. I've never had a breeding pair though, so I'd wait for other opinions.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

@Paul B might know. He's had them spawn I believe.

 

[Paul B]

That picture is so bad she could be carrying Lady GaGa. But she probably is carrying eggs as healthy mandarins are always pregnant. They spawn just before after the lights go out as long as it is not pitch dark.
Sometimes they get rotund, like this one but this is too pregnant because when they get like this they can get eggbound and die. Yours looks just perfect.

 

[Paul B]

This one is also too pregnant


This one is perfectly pregnant and is probably like yours.

 

[RJ Harris]

That would be cool as that'd make 2 pairs of fish that breed in my tank

 

[RJ Harris]

This one is also too pregnant


This one is perfectly pregnant and is probably like yours.

The last picture is exactly what she looks like. But I haven't seen them doing a breeding dance but I watch every night

 

[Paul B]

They will dance when she is ready to lay eggs.

 

[RJ Harris]

I know that but I haven't even seen a false dance yet

 

[Paul B]

put on the macarana :D