Raven Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 One of my tiger barbs has been looking really fat lately. Is it possible shes preggo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 Absolutely. You know it's a female? Females do not have red fins or noses like the males have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettaFishMommy Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 considering barbs are egg layers and not livebearers, she isn't 'preggo' but it is possible she is preparing to lay eggs. is the fat barb smaller than the others? was it more plump looking to begin with? also, females will be a bit less colourful than their male counterparts. here's a link with a bit more info: http://badmanstropicalfish.com/profiles/profile20.html and it is likely that you won't end up with any fry, as tiger barbs quite commonly eat their eggs. if you are keen to have baby barbs then have the eggs in a tank by themselves for hatching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evolution Posted July 26, 2010 Report Share Posted July 26, 2010 So if it is a female full of eggs and you have males, they may force her to spawn with them, or she could end up releasing them or absorbing them back into her body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted July 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 Her dorsal is dimmer then the 3 others with her and i've been seeing alot of harassment lately too. another one that i thought was female has been harassed to starvation, she's soo skinny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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