Is She Pregnant?

[gabrielg]

Well I got 2 female betta today, one is normal size and tr other is bigger and fat..
She also has a big-ish belly,
May she have eggs in her?

At the aquarium she was in a dirty tank, with tons of other females...
Lots of the others were sick or dead..
I started poking the water with a net,
To see which one was the more active and healthy one...and turned out she was the most healthy and active!
(I tried to make her mate w/my male betta but it didn't work, turned out that it was to soon)

She isn't showing any signs of being sick. She is a healthy purple and red color..
Her scales/skin is normal.

She is in my tankwith another female which is normal sized...
And theyre both active and peaceful so far..

 

[lilfishie]

can you get a picture? are her scales sticking out at all?

if the tank was very dirty it could be the early signs of dropsy

 

[Cazgar]

You bought her out of a dirty tank with dead fish in it & then put her straight in with a male to breed?
I hope she is healthy because if she isn't she may have passed something to your male

 

[gabrielg]

can you get a picture? are her scales sticking out at all?

if the tank was very dirty it could be the early signs of dropsy

Her scales are perfectly normal... Her size is just bigger.
My male betta fish is like that too, he is really big and beefy.

 

[MisssMarie]

Have you done all your research about breeding? Did you condition both of them?

 

[lilfishie]

Most importantly before even trying to breed, do you have enough space to separate 100 odd males? cause thats what you could end up with!

 

[Cazgar]

The op only bought the female today

 

[lilfishie]

you need to give the female a few weeks just to make sure she isn't ill,if the tank is as bad as it sounds I'll be shocked if she isn't

 

[gabrielg]

Have you done all your research about breeding? Did you condition both of them?

They didn't breed...
I'm asking if I already bought her pregnant... Her tank was nearby another male betta's tank... I think they my have seen each other before the water was dirty..

 

[Cazgar]

Bettas are egg layers, so technically they don't get pregnant.
I suggest you do some research into Betta breeding, it's not something to be embarked upon without knowledge

 

[MisssMarie]

Bettas are egg layers, so technically they don't get pregnant.
I suggest you do some research into Betta breeding, it's not something to be embarked upon without knowledge

+1

 

[Fishy friend2]

She could have just been over feed, because by the sounds of it . They don't take care of there tanks, and thus why I think that it was overfeed and not full of eggs, and I think that you SHOULDN'T breed Betta fish because it takes a lot of knowledge and experience,it's not as easy as just sticking them in the same tank and then having them breed, there are a number of steps that each require lots of time and energy