HELP! IS she sick or very pregnant?

[jn]

Hi all, I think I know the answer already but I just wanted to double check...

one of my leopard fish got very fat very quickly. She is also listless and pale.

I think she's a goner, I actually think she has dropsy cause her scales are sticking out a bit and I've just taken her out of the tank.

But I just want to make sure I'm not confusing this with her maybe being ready to drop? I've never seen them dropping any fry. She's also breathing too quickly which is why I think she's unwell as opposed to pregnant.

Can someone confirm that this is not typical for just plain old healthy breeding?

[jn]

Ok.. I don't think I need an answer.. She looked like she was having balance trouble when I decided to net her out. She's now laying on her side in the container I've got her in...so I dare say she's had it.

I'll probably put her out of her misery shortly.

Just for reference.. she had no gravid spot.. and her scales were protruding all over (right up to the back of her head and the sides of her face.. so not just around her belly. Some of my others are getting round in the belly but she was swollen up through her 'shoulders' if fish had shoulders that is!!

I think I stirred up some bacteria a little while back. The fish in this tank had been flashing off an on for a while (they haven't flashed at all lately so I think I'm in the clear) but perhaps this one had been weakend by some parasite and then when I disturbed the gravel she got sick.

My water quality is fine and I do regular changes, everyone else is happy as larry, spawning and chasing and eating fine so hopefully this is a one off!

If anyone wants to tell me what a healthy fish getting ready to drop some fry though I'd much appreciate it

[OscarBoy]

yea I hope its a 1 off. but we all lose fish for some unkown reason sometimes