On Mar 3, 10:06�pm, "avgeek21" wrote:
I've had 2 healthy Zebras for over 2 years in a heavily planted 6
gallon tank (with 2 cardinal tetras and 2 rasboras.) One was always
chubby and the other slim, so I assumed I had a male and a female,
although I have never seen any evidence of spawning (except for the
first week I had them, when they were the only 2 in there I saw a
couple of zebra fry in the tank). *So here it is 2 years later and
"male" now has a huge belly bigger than the "emales. *He/she is acting
normal and does not have the "pine cone" scales, which I've read
indicate dropsy. *Eggbound female or sick (or fat) male? *Can't be a
female, can it? *Could it have taken 2 years for it to become
reproductively mature and start producing eggs? *So it must be a male
and he's either got some disease or is just a fat load. Perhaps a
parasite? *I've read that 2 years is pretty long life for zebras, so
maybe he is not sick and is just getting a big spare tire in his old
age? * *Thanks.

Hi there.
Just so you are aware, but not saying this is what your "male" has,
but Dropsy symptoms don't always include the pinecone look.
Dropsy isn't an actual disease in it's self, but a symptom.
It's swelling inside the body from excess fluid build up.
How's your water change schedule?
How much do you change and how often?
Were there any new fish added recently?