Dark_Rider2k3

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!

jdhef

I think swim bladder makes their bellys get big, but I really don't know much about it.

Dark_Rider2k3

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

Shawnie

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...

Dark_Rider2k3

i'll re-check the levels in a second, but I did finish the cycle.

Darlene

I'm sorry that you lost your fish. It can be really frustrating when you don't know what happened.