Gatito Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 Hi guys, one of my female rosy tetras is looking a little guilty... and as well as that, she's beefing it up: All of a sudden (or at least i haven't noticed it before) she's got this big body - and her tummy sticks out to the sides as well. It's more obvious than it looks in the one clear-ish shot i got of her (sorry for the silly snap-cut-and-paste job!!) Could she be pregnant? I haven't looked into breeding them at all so no clue!! There are 9, about 50/50 male/female, in the planted community tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted May 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 come on, anyone? Hatching is meant to be within 24 hours, but they'll get eaten I don't want to set a tank up just to find she's not knocked up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayci Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 I don't think tetras get pregnant. She might be full of roe. Except for livebearers fish spawn, female lays eggs then male deposits milt onto eggs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 17, 2007 Report Share Posted May 17, 2007 JC is correct, she is full of roe by her appearance, now all you have to do is provide the conditions for them to spawn, and unless you have a purpose built setup for a happy event like that, I wouldn't hold my breathe on waiting for a success. It wont hurt her if she does drop her eggs, in fact it is benificial, she wont get egg-bound, and it'll give you time to do some research and set up the right environment for a successful spawning and hatching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted May 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 Awesome, looks like someone's getting their own tank sometime soon... Hopefully it doesn't take them long once they're set up. Wish i knew which male it was - there's one that's a lot bigger etc, maybe dominant so a safe bet? hmmm... How exciting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 *Trying not to turn the flat into a zoo* And failing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted May 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 And failing? Failing most successfully :lol: I'm booked in for fostering when the next bunch of 3 week old kittens gets abandoned - 3-hourly feeds..... kittens.... 3-hourly.... kittens... I'm not sure if i should be looking forward to it or dreading it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markoshark Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 rofl. 3 week old kittens are cuddly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 Wish i knew which male it was - there's one that's a lot bigger etc Not sure if I understand what you are suggesting here. But if you think that the males have had their wicked ways with the girls, then you haven't understood what JC and I have both said. The tets are eggscatterers and as such, the eggs are infertile till they come in contact with the males milt as the frenically race thru plants etc, scattering eggs and milt in all directions. MODS. Do not censor please. A little sex education never hurt anyone.. After this chase etc, the fish are very hungry, and proceed to cut down the number of babies hatching by eating any eggs that they can find and if left long enough, any babies that get thru, so as you can see you have to be prepared and know what to do and when. Best to have more than one male too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted May 18, 2007 Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 Yes as above, only domestically kept tropical fish that breed like humans do are livebearers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatito Posted May 18, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 18, 2007 Not sure if I understand what you are suggesting here. But if you think that the males have had their wicked ways with the girls, then you haven't understood what JC and I have both said. The tets are eggscatterers and as such, the eggs are infertile till they come in contact with the males milt as the frenically race thru plants etc, scattering eggs and milt in all directions. MODS. Do not censor please. A little sex education never hurt anyone.. After this chase etc, the fish are very hungry, and proceed to cut down the number of babies hatching by eating any eggs that they can find and if left long enough, any babies that get thru, so as you can see you have to be prepared and know what to do and when. Best to have more than one male too. I understand, it's just that i was under the assumption that the female would only start her part in the process if there was a male that fit the bill/some kind of "courtship" Does this mean that the whole thing is random - for whatever reason the female gets full of roe, drops the eggs, and then a male goes "hey!! eggs!!" and goes off to fertilise them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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