10/28/07 Hi, I just bought 22 fish: 4 guppies (2 girls, 2 boys), 3 zebra danios, 3 red eyed tetras, 9 neon tetras, and 2 mini catfish. Leopard danios are classic egglayers, so they can't get pregnant. If you haven’t already, the first step is testing your water parameters. Has the fish been acting oddly? In addition, in some species of danios, the females are slightly less colourful and may have fewer stripes, especially on the fins. During this time, you have no other sign to go on but behavioral changes which can be easily noted if you are observant when it comes to your fish. i am pretty sure the third is a male. She gave me 3 Zebra Danio Fish, an Upside-down Catfish, and what i think is a Black Molly, and What i think is a Silver Dollar. GodZuki. They are salt water/tropical fish and swim at 82 degrees. Just a few days ago I added 8 Zebra Danios and 8 White Skirt Tetras to my 60 gallon tank of 8 Albino Corys. It won't be pregnant, it might be full of eggs. As an aquarium fish the Zebra Danio is very hardy, ad Zebra Danio - … They may be ready to lay eggs, though. i put all three in a intank nursery today and both of the fat ones would rest on the bottom. It is unlikely that you will see the mating process as it usually happens at night. I hadn't read about dropsy before and had just assumed they were getting fat and/or pregnant … Zebra danio, pregnant or ... by blackghost [January 10, 2021, 11:11:08 am] ... Hi, I have a phantom tetra which is a bit fat, didn't know if it was pregnant or just 'full bodied'? I mean, not the normal little "pouch" you see some Danio's with. Pregnant platies are easy to spot, so if you keep a close eye on your fish, they shouldn't be a surprise. I got some fish, some died, some survived, I think I'm learning a lot. 2 Replies 3411 Views June 30, 2014, 08:39:45 PM by sideing: Zebra Snails. A. 1 decade ago. But you’ll be happy to hear that zebra danios are very easy to breed. Hi, ive had 2 zebra danios for a few weeks and lately one of them has become really fat..im guessing its the female because she's more rounder than the other danio. i have 4 golden dojo loaches anywhere from 4 inches to 6 inches long and fat good looking ones ,,, i had a some algae in my tank like grass algae and on my glass i decided to get some algae eaters and got 4 chinese algae eaters they took care of … Originally, I wasn't worried. One male guppy died, but now my 3 zebras have gigantic bellies. In the ordinary zebra danio, the males' yellow white areas (stripes and on the dorsal fin edge) are a much stronger yellow. It's also common for a pregnant female to develop a dark spot near her back fin. I thought it was a normal female trait. But it becomes difficult to tell them apart when the males are well-fed and having bulging bellies while the females aren’t car… She was so puffed out she looked like a porcupine. The males are usually more vibrant in color. Zebra Danio are found in a range of different habitats from slow-flowing rivers and streams during the dry season to seasonally flooded pools/ponds and rice paddies during the monsoon season. They are in a 10 Gallon Tank with pretty large rocks at the bottom. Zebra Danios get their name from their apparent “Zebra like” stripes. 0 0. Look at your female danio. i have three zebra danios in a community 10 gallon tank and two of my zebra danios are really fat. Your danio is very likely pregnant, though as females mature their bellies are more pronounced. they cant swim that well any more. Females full of eggs will have an enlarged ovipositor (where the eggs come out). danios are one of the few fish that mate in pairs. They can also have an almost rectangular stomach as well when they are close to giving birth. ... history for some reason. ... then unfortunately your fish has dropsy. are they pregnant? So, how long are zebra danios pregnant for? This involves a period of gestation where the offspring develop within the body of the mother. Zebra Danios Pregnancy. Hello; is it the only zebra danio in the tank? Zebra danios (Brachydanio rerio) are the most popular and most common of all danios used in aquariums.Danios are from places like India and Pakistan and can be found in every type of water environment you can imagine (such as fast-moving streams, stagnant ponds, and so on). However, well-trained zebrafish enthusiasts can see the subtle differences to figure their sex out. You might be disappointed to find out that zebra danios can’t become pregnant – they are not livebearers. The Molly Fish is a type of guppy. A Molly Fish is a live bearer, meaning the babies come out of the mother alive. My zebra danio is about to explode, please help!!! They can also very rarely be fed blackworms, which have a very high fat content and are not healthy when fed regularly to fish. 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