Posted by Tetra9026 on January 19, 2003 at 12:16:06:
In Reply to: Angelfish missed breeding cycle and tummy is huge? posted by jtron on January 12, 2003 at 09:56:35:
:Strange and long subject. Mom (Silver) and Dad (Zebra) "seem"
:happy and well. Once a month, they attempt to spawn under various PHs and temps.
:Since treating "sugar crystal" parasites which I believe are ick,
:I moved them to a smaller 10g tank. Mom missed breeding cycles
:and her tummy is getting very large, the size of a small glass marble. She is 2 years old and previously I never saw her this large. Is this cause for concern, will she be ok until I can move her to a 30g tank with breeding room. Thanks, J
:p.s. Is it a chance it can be "Dropsy" or what they call a bloated tummy disease?
:There is a chance it is dropsy, or your she may be constipated. It is treatable. One of my fish died of it, and then I later found out it was constipation.
