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	Could it be pregnant????
Guppy_man Hobbyist Posts: 114 Kudos: 128 Votes: 1 Registered: 27-Oct-2003	I have a 3 striped glass cat or "Pareutropius buffei" that has developed a big belly over the last week.There is some darkness visible through the skin just like a livebearer.I only have 2 and the other one is normal.Could it be pregnant???
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Littlecatjoe Fish Guru Posts: 2205 Kudos: 587 Votes: 3 Registered: 28-Aug-2001	Definately NOT pregnant. Glass Catfish are egg scatterers.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
blazergirl Hobbyist Posts: 86 Kudos: 75 Votes: 0 Registered: 23-Jun-2005	I agree eggs not livebearers!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
bettachris Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3875 Kudos: 4173 Votes: 452 Registered: 13-Jun-2004	they should be hard to breed, but they are not livebeares, so keep an eye out for eggs. but chances are that it ate alot.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
So_Very_Sneaky Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3238 Kudos: 2272 Votes: 201 Registered: 10-Mar-2004	Pregnant technically means with child- however, i think people are arguing over semantics here. Yes, it is possible that your fish is pregnant, or "full of eggs". To me it means essentially the same thing, as babies result from either. Come Play Yahtzee With Me! http://games.atari.com Http://www.myleague.com/yahtgames
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
Guppy_man Hobbyist Posts: 114 Kudos: 128 Votes: 1 Registered: 27-Oct-2003	eggs or live babies it is still pregnant to me.It has trimmed down alittle so I think it was eggs because it can't lose that much weight overnight.Anyway it still has a big belly,but I see no eggs in the tank.Between them and the other fish eggs wouldn't have much of a chance anyway.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
synodontis Fish Master Posts: 1403 Kudos: 2000 Votes: 1099 Registered: 02-Oct-2003	these glassies are quite hard to breed, so if you're sure that it did have eggs, i would put them in another tank even if you had to buy a new one. it would be well worth it to breed an uncommon catfish imo -------------------------- Billy was a scientist, Billy is no more. For what he thought was H20, was H2SO4
Posted 26-Jan-2006 12:05
houston Fish Guru You want what when? Posts: 2623 Kudos: 2462 Votes: 337 Registered: 29-Mar-2003	Have to agree, get them there own tank, and see what happens. Add plenty of plants, and other places where they can drop the eggs, that might also provide covering for the eggs and then later fry to hide it...you might just be really really lucky "I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom." Thomas Carlyle
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