fat threeline corydoras!! (Corydoras trilineatus)

[Shark_Lover]

okay for some reason one of my threeline corydoras is fat...extremely fat, and I'm not sure why.

what do gravid females look like?

 

[Cod Father]

One gravid female

 

[Shark_Lover]

that's too skinny!! mine's way fatter than that!!!

maybe...

 

[Davy Reynolds]

Forget that. to eairly in the morning, corys dont have scales

is it fat underneath or in the center of the fish?

 

[Inchworm]

Hi Michelle12

Female corys can normally be a lot fatter than their male companions. If it is otherwise healthy, don't worry about it.

Corys can get dropsy though, and it is a sad thing to see. This is a bacterial infection that involves the kidneys and is usually fatal.

 

[Shark_Lover]

Forget that. to eairly in the morning, corys dont have scales

is it fat underneath or in the center of the fish?

underneath.