Sep 8, 2011 #1 H HairlessPotter Aquarium Advice FINatic Joined Jul 20, 2011 Messages 537 Location Utah, USA One of my tiger barbs has gotten huge! Looks even bigger in person. Pregnant or not? Kinda bad pic but its hard to take one of moving fish with my phone Attachments ForumRunner_20110908_211500.jpg 61.5 KB · Views: 153
One of my tiger barbs has gotten huge! Looks even bigger in person. Pregnant or not? Kinda bad pic but its hard to take one of moving fish with my phone
Sep 8, 2011 #2 OP OP H HairlessPotter Aquarium Advice FINatic Joined Jul 20, 2011 Messages 537 Location Utah, USA It really doesn't look that big in picture but in person it looks huge! Like its about to pop. I'll try to get a better picture
It really doesn't look that big in picture but in person it looks huge! Like its about to pop. I'll try to get a better picture
Sep 10, 2011 #3 O Owl307 Aquarium Advice Freak Joined Dec 31, 2010 Messages 338 Location Oswego IL. It wouldnt be considered pregnate, more like gravid. I believe they are egg scaterers
Sep 10, 2011 #4 Cichildlife Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Jul 22, 2011 Messages 1,146 Yep egg scatterers... Good luck
Sep 10, 2011 #5 OP OP H HairlessPotter Aquarium Advice FINatic Joined Jul 20, 2011 Messages 537 Location Utah, USA Oh got ya. Thanks
Sep 10, 2011 #6 Cichildlife Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Jul 22, 2011 Messages 1,146 Yep np good luck do you have males in the tank as well
Sep 11, 2011 #7 OP OP H HairlessPotter Aquarium Advice FINatic Joined Jul 20, 2011 Messages 537 Location Utah, USA I just have a group of five then noticed it looked pregnant. Is there a easy way to sex them?
Sep 11, 2011 #8 Cichildlife Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Jul 22, 2011 Messages 1,146 I dont think there is, but you have a good chance there is a male with 5
Sep 11, 2011 #9 OP OP H HairlessPotter Aquarium Advice FINatic Joined Jul 20, 2011 Messages 537 Location Utah, USA Is there anything I can put in the tank for the eggs and babies? I don't have any live plants
Sep 11, 2011 #10 Cichildlife Aquarium Advice Addict Joined Jul 22, 2011 Messages 1,146 Rocks, fake or live plants work...
Sep 12, 2011 #11 OP OP H HairlessPotter Aquarium Advice FINatic Joined Jul 20, 2011 Messages 537 Location Utah, USA I have big lava rocks and gravel. Most the plants I have are just broad leaves
Sep 12, 2011 #12 B BakerBoy17 Aquarium Advice FINatic Joined Jul 25, 2011 Messages 682 The tips on the fins of males are red females are clearer. at least thats how it was explained to me.
The tips on the fins of males are red females are clearer. at least thats how it was explained to me.