Eggs?

H_N_L_FISH

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My tetra has been large underneath not huge but more than the others... he/she seems to have now gone back to normal size, is this because she was going to lay eggs? and if so how big are they??? and where wud i find them mainly???

Thanks guys HNLFISH
 
Most of your tetras are distinguished by the shape of their bodies where the females are more plump than the streamlined males...... If they are seen chasing each other (vigourously) around the tank, they are in fact spawning and after such session, the females will also appear much slimmer.

The eggs are minute (and mostly transparent) and very difficult to see if you do not know what you're looking for and are (in any case) eaten by the parents if the parents are not removed immediately after the spawning process....... If you are desperate to see if there are eggs,.... the water may be stirred above any thickets or plants in the tank, and then looking from the bottom upward (towards the light, you may see some eggsswirling in the stream made by your hand.
 
nope cant see any but then again not to sure i no wot u said about them,,, but neva seen them b4 so wudnt have a clue!!! :(:(:(
also how long b4 they hatch is any??? and how long are guppies pregnant for???
 

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