Egg carrying or bloated/overfed?

[cclements]

PH 7

Nitrates 10ppm

Nitrites 0

Ammonia 0

Hardness 150

Alkalinity 5

Temp 77

 

New to the hobby. Are these zebra danios carrying eggs or overfed? They seem to get like this every 2-3 days, and I've chalked it up to them spawning as their bellies usually go down again by the next day but I don't have much experience so I want to check and make sure I'm not giving too much. I give a pinch of either flake, mini bloodworms, or frozen brine once daily (typically) and do my best to abide by the 2 minute rule.

Thanks! 

Christopher 

[Fish Folk]

You could try lowering feedings to 1/4 for a few days. See what happens.

How many are in there? 

[Tami]

Mine can get like that too - they are little pigs when it comes to feeding time - especially the girls

[cclements]

There are seven danios and 4 honey gourami. 29 gallon. 

[cclements]

So here we are they are today-about 10 hours after their last feeding and they're all back to normal. It has to be spawning right? They just get so big it makes me nervous I'm doing something wrong. The only one this doesn't happen to is "Goldie" (in the second picture) who I think is the only male (but I'm not positive).  

Can their bellies get that big and that small from overeating? 

[Colu]

My female tetras get bloated apprance when full of eggs in the morning they are back to normal in the morning I noticed they like to breed just before the lights come on Frist thing in the morning as Frist natural light hits the tank

Edited May 28, 2021 by Colu

[cclements]

18 minutes ago, Colu said:

My female get bloated apprance when full of eggs in the morning they are back to normal in the morning I noticed they like to breed just before the lights come on Frist thing in the morning as Frist natural light hits the tank

Good to know. Thanks for the reassurance!