My neon tetra is fatter than the other ones and has a dark blue to it, i was wondering if it could be pregnant? I have had my neon's for about a 6 months + now and they are very settled in my tank. Please could anyone give me some advice. Thank you
2007-01-28 09:19:14 · 6 answers · asked by Pinkflower 5 in Pets ➔ Fish
Neons are not livebearers so they cannot be pregnant. However it is possible that this is a female with eggs. But very few people are able to breed neons in captivity so it is unlikely that this is a female with eggs.
Most likly you simply have some mature fish and what you are seeing is the normal size difference between females and males.
2007-01-28 11:06:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Neon tetra`s are egg layers not live bearer`s your neon is a female they tend to be plumper then the males
2007-01-28 17:23:43 · answer #2 · answered by Black Orchid 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
neon tetras are community egg layers, so i highly doubt it.
i'd say just keep doing what you're doing, maybe check that the one fish is not hogging all the food?
2007-01-28 18:29:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it's difficult to say, however sexually mature females are usually fatter and rounder than others so it may be that your fish has reached maturity.
2007-01-28 17:25:49 · answer #4 · answered by anonymous 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No one but really, really experienced breeder will get them to reproduce and never in a community tank. It's bigger because it's a female, that's all.
2007-01-28 18:17:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could well be pregnant or have dropsi
2007-01-29 12:11:03 · answer #6 · answered by Danny D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋