PSJ-SR Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) Hey everyone, hope you're having a great day!! I have a female Zebra Danio that has been filled w/ eggs for a couple of months now - or at least I think she is filled with eggs, as she is showing no other signs of sickness (eats well, no lesions or scale issues, swims fine). I have followed all the breeding steps to get her to drop the eggs (two separate times) but haven't been successful. I saw a comment to a similar post on another site that mentioned the female may be "egg bound" & the corrective action was to lightly massage her belly, front to back, several times. Seems reasonable, as long as you're really careful, but wanted to run this by the ACO group before trying. Thanks! Edited July 13, 2022 by PSJ-SR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FinalFins Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 This looks more like an example of extreme bloat. If egg bound, it will more look like the female has put on a little weight and has rounded out, but here, the fish is blown up like a balloon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolstoy21 Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 I was going to say the same. Looks like an internal problem leading to bloat. I've had that with zebra danios before (as well as other fish) in one of my aquariums. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) We had a similar problem over on this thread. @Colu have you seen this before? Edited July 14, 2022 by Chick-In-Of-TheSea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 14, 2022 Share Posted July 14, 2022 (edited) That looks more like a problem with it's internal organs you could try Epsom salt bath 1 table spoon for 2 gallons for a couple of days just in case theirs any fluid buildup and a course of kanaplex in food as it can help when your fish is suffering from kidney disease Edited July 15, 2022 by Colu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSJ-SR Posted July 15, 2022 Author Share Posted July 15, 2022 Thanks everyone, appreciate the feedback & guidance! @ColuI moved the Danio to a hospital tank & started treatment this morning. I will follow up with updates during the treatment. It will be pretty funny to learn my "egg bound female" Danio is actually a "bloated male" Danio - but that would certainly explain why my spawning efforts failed - lol! Have a great day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitecloudDynasty Posted July 17, 2022 Share Posted July 17, 2022 Do not push on a little fish trust me that only work on larger fish like goldfish and koi. I would move her to a breeding setup with 3-5 males and just her..making sure all the attention is on her for that few hour and hope she drop some of those eggs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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