chaosau Posted May 5, 2014 Report Share Posted May 5, 2014 Hi, Everyone, My partner and I have got two fighters in a 40 litre tank with a custom glass divider that allows the flow of water and heat to flow from both sides of the tank. Our female has some swelling on her underbelly near her gills, She is still eating and pooping and very active, she does not have any of the symptoms of swim bladder. we don't know whats happening. The P.h level is 7.1 and temp of tank water is 26 Celsius and is also nice and clean, we feed them a corner of a frozen blood worm tablet once a day. She looks like she is not in pain or discomfort but still a little concerned. thanks in advance, Ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayM Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Is a male next to her? Can she see if? May be full of eggs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaosau Posted May 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 Hi Jay, Yes she lives next door to the male fighter and she is always trying to get to him, she flairs her gills and races around after him. He does not seem to care he just does his own thing, So that makes sense thanks mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayM Posted May 7, 2014 Report Share Posted May 7, 2014 That would be it then. Block her view of him & she should absorb the eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenton Posted May 8, 2014 Report Share Posted May 8, 2014 You'll need to block her view and fast her for a couple of days so her body has a need to absorb the eggs. Good call Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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