Ever see such a fat 6 line?

[paul b]

I am assuming this fish is full of eggs. I only have one so I know they won't hatch but she keeps eating like crazy. If she is all of a sudden skinny, I know she had eggs, if she all of a sudden croaks, I know she didn't .

But she seems very healthy so I am guessing eggs.

[SunWyrm]

Mine was pretty obese for a fish, but that's a crazy potbelly! Glad to see she looks so happy

[lowsingle]

Looks like she swallowed another fish.....

 

Darren

[encideought]

I used to work in a lab that used zebrafish for developmental experiments and if the females were not bred for a long time they developed large cysts in their ovaries. We called them "egg bound" because they kept making eggs, but had no chance to breed and release them (at least that's what we assumed was happening to them). The fish could usually live fine with it, but they looked awfully sad. I hope your fish is just a good eater though!

[SunWyrm]

(Not to hijack the thread or anything)

 

I was about to post on my worries over my lawnmower being the same way. I noticed her being very pale and skittish (not usual for her) and hiding in a cave. I looked closer and her belly is gone. http://www.fishlore.com/profile-lawnmowerblenny.htm says they are egg layers and it looks as though she has staked claim to a small hole in a rock. She's still "guarding" the area. Step in the right direction for learning how to captive breed these guys? I hope so. If anyone has info on sexing them so I can get her a male it would be much appreciated. I can't make heads or tails of the info I find on the subject.

[extreme_tooth_decay]

Looks about big enough to eat!