I think my cherry barb is knocked up

nderouch

nderouch

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i was looking at my 29g community tank earlier and one of the female cherry barbs looks real big around the middle. i think she must be pregnant.

what do i do now?
 
also just to note these are the other fish in the tank:

1 blue paradise
5 corys
5 small tetras
1 male, 2 female cherrys
1 rainbow shark
3 SAE
3 Ottos
 
Cherry barbs don't get pregnant; they're egg scatterers. She could be carrying some eggs. Have you seen the male trying to mate with her? If they do, they'll be dropping the eggs down on the substrate and plants. If you want to have some fry survive you should provide them some java moss to hide in. If you really want to save a lot of fry then they suggest you move the barb pair to a breeding tank and then remove them once they've dropped the eggs. They will eat their own eggs if they see them. Other fish will also eat the eggs if they see them. I have a couple of neon tetras which will follow the barbs around when they start mating. The tetras get fresh eggs.

BTW, I've got a few cherry barb fry currently also. I didn't do anything more than provide some java moss. I didn't want too many fry to survive. I didn't provide any special food. I guess they just ate the flakes.
 
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you have corys... no matter how many times the barbs lay eggs, you're just gonna get fat corys. :)
 
Just to explain - egglaying fish don't mate and then lay eggs later like birds. They drop unfertilised eggs which are fertilised in the water by the male. There is no "knocked up" or "pregnant" stage where the female is carrying developing eggs.
 
come to think of it, cories will eat eggs wont they? Now i'm thinking twice about keeping them with what fish i wanna breed
 
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