mollie79

hi peeps ive kept tropical fish for over 2 yr now and ive never really ventured out and had a go at rearing any form of tetra or egg layer the only fish ive reared from being born are guppys platys mollys i was doing a water change yesterday when i noticed that my female black widow is on the large side this to me looks like she may be pregnant if she is i would like to have a go at rearing some of her fry but the problem ive got is what do i need for her to spawn in as i dont want any thing eating the eggs can some one help please

aquarist48

Good morning Mollie. I'm sure some members with knowledge on Black Widows will help you out shortly. Best of luck for some healthy fry! Hope you can share some pictures along the way.
Ken

Blub

Egg layers don't get 'pregnant' as such - but she could be carrying eggs, or, like my Bleeding heart tetras often are, could be stuffed full of food!

peacemaker92

Yeah. I agree with Blub, Black Widows are egglayers and it's impossible for them to get pregnant unless they're either filled with eggs or just a big fat fish!