What is my fish and is it pregnant

[DBeuerlein]

New to having fish and want to know if my 1 fish is sick or pregnant thanks

 

[coralbandit]

Looks like a Danio.
Could be holding eggs...

 

[DBeuerlein]

I'm new to owning fish. What should I do

 

[coralbandit]

Nothing ..They are egg scatterers and you don't know if you have a male..
Many fish spawn in our tanks with no help at all..
Likely you will never see the eggs as they are small and will probably be eaten in minutes by others..
Still fun to watch though.

 

[DBeuerlein]

I have another one and it looked the same but now totally difference in size as her/him if kiddos want to know what to do ��

 

[DBeuerlein]

Is it really hard to do

 

[coralbandit]

Not hard to do..
Pull pair to their own 20g tank with marbles on bottom and then get them out after they drop eggs..Then the fry will grow if conditions are right.The marbles are so the eggs fall inbetween and the parents can't eat them..They will if they can..
IMO you will not see one in a display tank with other fish ? Just me...

 

[smallfry53]

Yep, zebra danio. If it is holding eggs you may see tiny white specks on your decor. It's easiest to see them on plants if you have some. They will eat the eggs. Probably if you wanted to raise fry you'd want to have a breeding tank to put the holding female and a male into until they spawn, then remove the parents so the eggs aren't eaten.