Cardinal Tetras seem a littlw swollen

[Bill Stock]

I was feeding the fish today and I noticed that the Cardinal Tetras seem a
litle swollen around the belly. They seem swollen at the very bottom where
the silver stripe is located. They seem to be swimming OK and eating OK, but
this seems a little odd.

Any ideas?

[Elaine T]

Bill Stock wrote:
> I was feeding the fish today and I noticed that the Cardinal Tetras seem a
> litle swollen around the belly. They seem swollen at the very bottom where
> the silver stripe is located. They seem to be swimming OK and eating OK, but
> this seems a little odd.
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
Could they be females with eggs? Female cardinals definately get
rounder than males and it's usually at the white stripe.

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[Bill Stock]

"Elaine T" > wrote in message
m...
> Bill Stock wrote:
>> I was feeding the fish today and I noticed that the Cardinal Tetras seem
>> a litle swollen around the belly. They seem swollen at the very bottom
>> where the silver stripe is located. They seem to be swimming OK and
>> eating OK, but this seems a little odd.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>>
>>
> Could they be females with eggs? Female cardinals definately get rounder
> than males and it's usually at the white stripe.
>
> --
> Elaine T __
> http://eethomp.com/fish.html <'__><
> rec.aquaria.* FAQ http://faq.thekrib.com

My first fear (paranoia) was Dropsy, since the Gold Barbs seems a little
more silver (dilute color) than usual. I was concerned that their scales
might be standing up. But when I looked at them from above I did not notice
any problems.

Just checked....

Everyone is back to normal size. :) I guess the Loaches had eggs for
breakfast.