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Old July 27th, 2008  
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Can Cherry Barbs die from egg laying?

My cherry barb as I posted in the breeding section had a pretty hefty belly, and her coloration made me believe that she was going to lay eggs.

Well I just saw her this morning dead on the top of the water. There was no indication yesterday that she was sick, though she was moving a bit slower then the others.

Nitrate/Nitrite and ammonia are all at 0 btw.

Any ideas as to why she died? That's the only explanation I have is complications prior to egg laying, but i'm wondering if she even was about to...

thanks a lot everyone!
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Old July 27th, 2008  
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I think swim bladder makes their bellys get big, but I really don't know much about it.
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Old July 27th, 2008  
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i would hope not.. I was under the impression of her about to lay eggs and so never medicated for anything =/





that was her about 2 days ago
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Old July 27th, 2008  
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sorry you lost her

swim bladder, parasites, constipation, pregnancy..all will make swollen bellys...im worried about 0 nitrates ...not that all the 0 would have killed her, but did the tank finish its cycle?
sometimes we can just never tell what happened and just keep an eye on your other fish babies...
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Old July 27th, 2008  
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sorry you lost her

swim bladder, parasites, constipation, pregnancy..all will make swollen bellys...im worried about 0 nitrates ...not that all the 0 would have killed her, but did the tank finish its cycle?
sometimes we can just never tell what happened and just keep an eye on your other fish babies...
i'll re-check the levels in a second, but I did finish the cycle.
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Old July 27th, 2008  
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I'm sorry that you lost your fish. It can be really frustrating when you don't know what happened.
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