Fat Neon Tetras?

[Jenste]

While feeding my fish today, I noticed that a few of my Neon Tetras look rather plump - I tried to take a picture but they move so fast that they come out as a blur

Are they pregnant? I know they lay eggs - so are they sexually maturing and getting ready to breed?
Are they ill?

 

[irvs]

Do they seem to be bickering much? My females have fattened up slightly over the past 2weeks and now both male/female have become a bit agressive towards each other. I think this is because they've now reached sexual maturity and could spawn

neil.

 

[Jenste]

not bickering at all! everyone is acting normal as can be - just some are...fat? its quite odd

 

[LellowFish]

That's like mine. Some of mine have become fatter, but they are also bickering as well...Like they will chase each other around the tank.

 

[Amberleaf]

That's like mine. Some of mine have become fatter, but they are also bickering as well...Like they will chase each other around the tank.

Mine are the same. I love to watch them.... ^^;

 

[kelly528]

Moderately fat ones are probably just eggy, however I have noticed that my danios will gorge themselves on food until they look like they're gonna explode! I tried a 'spongier' food a while ago that must have taken on some water in their gut because I noticed half an hour later that the males had bulges and the females were alarmingly HUGE! I was literally afraid they have come down with dropsy. They looked twice their normal size.

 

[Jenste]

Alright - thanks guys. I was becoming worried - thought a disease had made its way into my tank!

 

[LellowFish]

Great, also put an end to my worries! Thanks!

 

[snowflake311]

My red eyes are fat too but only a few. Then one day they went crazy going after eachother like crazy. Then my large fatty was not so fat any more. But it's been A few weeks and she is big again. They will look big till they spawn.

 

[Rafael Dilone]

Well they could be pregnant as some people have already stated. Also i thought there were Neon tetras called "Jumbo Neon Tetras" in which they regularly would look fatter and larger than the average Neon Tetra. o.0