Pregnant Koi?

[ryno]

does anyone have any experiance breeding koi? im not rying to breed them but one of my moms koi is a little bloated, so i was wondering if anyone knew how to tell if they are holding eggs or just a fat kio. she has them them in a 55 gallon tank (just to look at) along with a few tetra and 2 plecos. I know its not a suitible tank for kio, but its way over filtered (filter is for a 300 gallon tank). any help would be nice.

 

[ssharp1]

Ryno, I keep pond koi, and have done so for the past 8 years. It's not likely that this koi just suddenly got fat. She may be egg bound or she may have a tumor. In either case, there isn't much you can do. Aside from being egg-bound or having a tumor, the only other thing I can think of that will lead a fish to suddenly become noticeably bigger is Swim Bladder Disorder, but that's usually fairly obvious because the fish normally will either begin swimming sideways or, in the case of one of mine, each time it stops swimming, it float, belly up, to the surface.

You didn't mention how big she is (length-wise) but if she's mature enough to be spawning, she's almost certainly too big to be in a 55 gallon tank, even with mega filtration. Being in a tank may not have anything to do with her disorder, but as a rule, koi, shubunkins, and most any large goldfish simply do not do well in any sort of tank--at least in my experience. Good luck!

Steve

 

[ryno]

Ryno, I keep pond koi, and have done so for the past 8 years. It's not likely that this koi just suddenly got fat. She may be egg bound or she may have a tumor. In either case, there isn't much you can do. Aside from being egg-bound or having a tumor, the only other thing I can think of that will lead a fish to suddenly become noticeably bigger is Swim Bladder Disorder, but that's usually fairly obvious because the fish normally will either begin swimming sideways or, in the case of one of mine, each time it stops swimming, it float, belly up, to the surface.

You didn't mention how big she is (length-wise) but if she's mature enough to be spawning, she's almost certainly too big to be in a 55 gallon tank, even with mega filtration. Being in a tank may not have anything to do with her disorder, but as a rule, koi, shubunkins, and most any large goldfish simply do not do well in any sort of tank--at least in my experience. Good luck!

Steve

It's only like 5 inches or so. I don't pay any attention to my moms tank to begin with, but it's a black koi. She's the one that pointed it out to me so idk if it just got like this or if it gradually got fatter. It swims just fine, and is more active than the other fish. I didn't know how to tell if they are egg bound or just bloated or anything as i dont usually mess with koi.