is she pregs... or sick??

[hippy guy]

My neon (just one) is really fat looking, and eyes are a bit bigger, is this bad, or is she preggers??

 

[hippy guy]

Ugh I'm super nervous, she doesn't look sick... not swimming weird, color is a bit flushed, but that's it..maybe just ate too much??

 

[mfdrookie516]

not pregnant... neons aren't livebearers... maybe just ate too much... may be bloated. Either not feeding for a couple days, or making sure it gets a pea (blanched, de-shelled) would probably help. It's not pineconed or anything is it?

 

[hippy guy]

No but her belly is kinda sparkley looking, maybe 1 scale hanging off her, but other than that looks healthy.. let's see if a pic will help

The lighter of the two..that's the one.. she's kinda sparkly..its weird. Also lots of mouth movement.. should I be worried

 

[mfdrookie516]

Can't tell much from the picture. The pea thing seems to be a highly recommended way to make fish poop... kind of like a natural ex-lax. Never used it myself, but keep seeing it recommended. If it isn't back to normal in a couple days without feeding, then I'd start to worry about something like dropsy.

 

[hippy guy]

Ok. Ill get them tomorow, and see what's up, because I've seen the same, and maybe she just pigged out and I didn't notice lol.

 

[hippy guy]

In the event she does have eggs, any way to prepare?