Is My Tiger Barb Pregnant Or Bloated?

[benji1452]

ive got an albino tiger barb which was introduced along with 7 others in to my community of 6 present tiger barbs i just noticed today that its stomoach is rather large bigger than the others and is using much more energy than others to swim i cant see any scales poking out any ideas whats wrong?

 

[freddythefish]

I'm assuming you thought of dropsy because you said no scales pointing out but to be honest they don;t usually pine-cone untill its to late to treat them anyway!!! treat with anit-bacterial just in case because tiger barbs don't get pregnant. They just lay eggs!!

 

[RadaR]

I have the same thing occur to one of my Tiger Barbs. She's still doing fine, water quality is great. Only thing I could think of, is that she is full of eggs, however the water conditions aren't acidic, or soft enough for her to lay them.
Hopefully it isn't anything serious.

 

[freddythefish]

Treat with anti-bacterial to be on the safe-side!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

Can you get any pics of the fish? Female tiger barbs often get rather fat when they mature, however bloating can also be a symptom of disease as well.

 

[SammiYoung]

Wish I found this advice a long time ago lol I lost an albino tiger barb about a month ago and it bloated up like a pinecone and died within 24 hours of doing so wish I had noticed earlier