Pregnant, Diseased, Or Fat?

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LunaBug

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My apologies about the quality of this picture. I have had this fish for almost a year now. Out of the 5 that I bought, they have all lived. For the last month or so I have noticed this particular fish getting fatter and fatter. I originally thought it might be dropsy, but there is no scale bulging or other odd behavior. The thought of pregnancy crossed my mind but I have not been able to find much information on the breeding habits of White Cloud Minnows and the fact that this has maintained its presence for over a month sort of steered me away from that thought. My last option of fat is always a possibility but I haven't noticed it eating any more food than any of its tank mates. 
Can anyone help me figure it out?
 
Hi LunaBug! It might be fat but also pregnancy is possible too. Based on how large her stomach is it might be the first stage of pregnancy since usually it takes fish a couple months to develop eggs!
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 Look around the tank for eggs 
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             Best of luck!!!!
 
                        redwagplatycuties
 

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