Cyndi Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 (edited) Hi everyone, I'm not going to post a pic of the dead fish - just the tank - so don't worry! But I just lost one of my prized green laser cory cats. Upon closer inspection, it appeared to be a female loaded with eggs. I know birds can get egg bound, but can fish? A quick search on the internet yielded no results. I have two more green lasers of unknown gender in a 90 G tank. I've tried to purchase more to beef up the school, but they are hard to find (and expensive 😞 ). I make sure they get bottom feeder food every day. I've had them about 6 months. The other fish include: praecox rainbowfish, Cochu Tetra, cherry barbs and one Electric Blue Acara, ect. No other casualties noted. Temp is around 77 Weekly water changes AQ COOP Test strips : 0 Ammonia / 0-10 Nitrates / 0 Nitrites Edited November 2, 2022 by Cyndi Clarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 Fish can get egg bound usually they will reabsorb the eggs sometimes they don't in that case Epsom salt baths 1 table for 2 gallons for no more than 15 minutes for a couple of days can work as Epsom salt acts as a muscle relaxant @Cyndi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyndi Posted November 2, 2022 Author Share Posted November 2, 2022 On 11/2/2022 at 10:18 AM, Colu said: Fish can get egg bound usually they will reabsorb the eggs sometimes they don't in that case Epsom salt baths 1 table for 2 gallons for no more than 15 minutes for a couple of days can work as Epsom salt acts as a muscle relaxant @Cyndi Thank you for that info -if I catch the next one in time, I'll try it. - I am wondering if egg binding has to do with bad luck or is it related to not having enough corys in the school or food or what?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted November 2, 2022 Share Posted November 2, 2022 (edited) If theirs more females than males overcrowding poor nutrition theirs a lot of factors it more than likely in your case caused by having a lot more females than males @Cyndi Edited November 2, 2022 by Colu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyndi Posted November 4, 2022 Author Share Posted November 4, 2022 Ok so I was already able to help someone else with this info! So thank you very much. I'm also going to beef up my school - somehow. WANTED: Green LAser Cories - Good luck I know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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