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Date Posted: 09:20:08 06/25/01 Mon
Author: GIN
Subject: Re: Pregnant fish
In reply to: ALD 's message, "Pregnant fish" on 03:30:19 06/25/01 Mon

>I had a fish, small one. Don't know what kind it was
>put it's belly got big and she was moving slow. By the
>time I notice this, I was on the horn trying to find
>out what to do and awaiting a call. The next day she
>was dead. Look like it was eaten by the other fish.
>All there was fin and bones. Sorry if this is gross.
>But what should I have done. Moved her or the other
>fish?

First of all, do you give your fish enough food? How often do you feed them? Canibalism is not uncommon among fish, especially if food is not sufficiently provided/given and if those other fish are the aggressive type.
The amount of food required also depends on they type of fish that you have. But, in general, they should be fed just enough for them to finish in max. 5 mins. But you can feed them every few hours (2-4 hrs).

If the dead fish WAS pregnant, you needed to separate it from the others, either move it into another tank, or buy a breeding net.

Hope that helps.

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