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	Pregnant fish?
babiegurl52 Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 5 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Dec-2004	I have two gouramis in my tank. I've always been pretty sure they're both males but when I got home today I noticed one of them had puffed up. I'm not sure if it's a female ready to lay eggs or if it's something else. I thought maybe constipation because it has feces trailing behind it, but constipation only causes the fish to swell a little bit. This thing has more than tripled in width with the bulge on each side. Any thoughts?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
colisa lalia Enthusiast Posts: 238 Kudos: 153 Votes: 0 Registered: 13-Mar-2002	Probably dropsy, that is too bad. Dropsy is pretty much untreatable Sorry.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
babiegurl52 Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 5 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Dec-2004	I considered dropsy too but he's not acting weird or sick or anything. He just puffed and swims like normal.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
switchbladeclownloach Hobbyist Posts: 96 Kudos: 114 Votes: 0 Registered: 07-Dec-2004	WOW! I had the same problem but my male made a bubble nest and when I came back from a hockey game today my females is gone
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49
babiegurl52 Small Fry Posts: 3 Kudos: 5 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Dec-2004	It wasn't pregnant. The guy at the fish store confirmed it was male with dropsy. He gave me meds to give it but he was dead by the time I got home
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:49


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