possibly gravid brilliant rasbora?

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Found this plump brilliant rasbora this morning and wondering if it's gravid, bloated, or possibly something else? It is breathing more rapidly than others, has red spots, and occasionally hangs out towards the top of the tank. Otherwise, it seems to be swimming fine; albeit more slowly than others.

Water parameters are okay, and the other inhabitants (8 other brilliants, 2 otocinclus, and 3 amano shrimp) are normal.

I've isolated it out of caution. Should it be released if it is gravid? There are plenty of live plants for eggs (amazon swords, bacopa, anubis, java fern).

Thanks in advance!
 

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Hi and welcome to the forum :)

The fish looks like it has a bacterial infection on the outside of the belly. It could also have something going on inside.

Is the fishs till eating well?
What does the fish's poop look like?
How long did it take to get fat?

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You can try salt and if no improvement after a couple of days, use a broad spectrum fish medication that treats bacteria & fungus (not antibiotics).

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SALT
You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt) or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water. If there is no improvement after 48 hours you can double that dose rate so there is 2 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.

Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, Bettas & gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.

The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria, fish, plants, shrimp or snails.

After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.

If you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.

When you first add salt, add the salt to a small bucket of tank water and dissolve the salt. Then slowly pour the salt water into the tank near the filter outlet. Add the salt over a couple of minutes.
 

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