Posted by PineappleSword on December 02, 2002 at 12:39:00:
In Reply to: Miscarriage? posted by AnimalFan on November 27, 2002 at 19:49:11:
:I was wondering if it is possible for my female marigold swordtail to have had a miscarriage. It looks as though she was pregnant for a while, I noticed a gravid spot, and she was gaining weight. Now it seems as if the spot is turning lighter. Could it be that she is absorbing her fry? Or is she still pregnant? The spot has expanded a bit farther towards her anal fin than her stomach now, so I'm not sure if that means she is still pregnant. I'm still waiting on seeing fry in the tank, I've had her separated for quite a while, anticipating her to give birth!
This happened to me too! Woke up this morning, and my preggo Marigold Sword (who I had segregated) wasn't preggo anymore. I knew she was getting ready to have her babies... any day. Last night, it seemed she was 'pooping' alot, and I thought it might be a sign of getting ready to have her babies....it just seemed odd. Sure enough. Woke up, and no babies were spared :0( Sniff sniff.
