Pregnant Cory Or Fat

[swanseastilo]

Hey guys i got 5 bronze corys one of the corys has gone really fat. The other 4 corys allways seem to be chasing it around the tank. Trying to get under it ill add a picture shortly

 

[joselaz5780]

When you post a picture, try to get a picture of the dorsal fin so we can see if it is a boy or girl, i'll be looking at the topic until you get a pic

 

[swanseastilo]

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[joselaz5780]

I am leaning towards it being a girl. I have a girl bronze cory and she is was just like this when i got her from the pet shop and at first i thought that she was fat or pregnant but she has been like that for well over 4 months now and she still looks like this. I tried feeding her once a day with very little food, but she was still like that after about two months. Since girls are more plump it is understandable. I would just let her be and wait a couple of days and see how it goes, as for the aggression, i can't really tell you much other than that they may be playing around, if they don't chase her for too long or if they don't bite her fins, i think she should be fine. You're lucky that your bronze cories let you see them mine always hide when i approach the tank, i really don't know why. Good luck and let me know how it goes

 

[swanseastilo]

Cheers for that. My corys are always at the front of the tank playing. Will keep u updated on her

 

[joselaz5780]

ok

 

[swanseastilo]

Well Im now struggling to tell apart my corys again. Good news is i have a tank full of eggs. Over a hundred

 

[joselaz5780]

grats! I have been trying to mate mine for a while now but i'm trying to find some males, anyways if you have any other fish in the tank that aren't cories i think you should probably put them somewhere else so they don't get eaten(only if you want them to survive). If the tank has hiding spots they may survive. Keep in mind that they shouldn't touch air when moving them.

 

[swanseastilo]

Thanks. Im guessing i have 4 males 1 female as they are always chasing her. Dont have a spare tank but will invest. i put some on a leaf into a hatchery. Will a bubble wall affect them? as they are all behind it and probally being knocked by the bubble.

They are all looking really white

 

[joselaz5780]

Well some can get infected and after a while you should be able to start seeing a black dot in them and this means that they are good. I haven't really looked into bubble walls but i do know that keeping them with plenty of oxygen can help them grow. If they stay white, then that means that they aren't going to hatch but just give it some time, i'll be looking into the bubble wall thing for now this is what i can offer but will get back to you on the bubble wall

 

[swanseastilo]

cheers

 

[joselaz5780]

I couldn't find any info on the bubble walls but i would leave them where you have placed them since the bubbles might help keep it ventilated.

 

[swanseastilo]

Well what i done is half in a breeding tank and half left out ill see what survives. There some on a leaf getting blow by the bubbles

 

[joselaz5780]

Good idea, hopefully they can survive

 

[swanseastilo]

just wondering most are clear with a white dot in them some with a brownish dot in them?