Egg Bound Rainbow?

[Far_King]

Hi everyone,
 
Sadly one of my Dwarf Neon Rainbows died yesterday.
I had noticed that she was very fat around the abdomen but otherwise showing no signs of ill health or change to her physicality.
 
I've never had Rainbows spawn or become egg bound that I know of.  Is this likely to have been the cause?  Or could something else have been the issue?  All the others in the tank are fine.  Could she have become constipated?  She was still eating so I'd be surprised if the later was the case.

 

[Akasha72]

Hiya, I've been here too ... had the odd female tetra's pass away and all I could see that was wrong was a plump belly. Like you, I've thought 'eggs bound'. I've no idea why it happens but it does. I lost a female palmeri tetra not long after I got them and that was all I could see wrong with her too.
 
If all your other stock look fine then I'd do nothing for now. If you start losing others to the same symptoms then I'd be looking to some kind of internal parasite. If you are worried about constipation cooked peas can help with that (remove them from the shell and just feed the squishy stuff inside) and so can dipping their food in an epsom salt water solution.
 
Hope that helps  

 

[Far_King]

The others all seem to be fine.  There's only various tetra and otto's in there too and again, all seem well.  I'll be keeping a close eye on them.
 
Thanks for the reminder about peas!  I may throw some in just to vary the diet.