questIon on a tetra black skirt

soldier4jesus2099 · New member Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 18

i had two tetra black skirts in my tank nd i got a nother lik 2 weeks ago nd when i looked at it the one that i got it was all fat could it be prenant. oh and how do i sex black skirts?????

Aqueous · Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 4:36 pm Post subject:

Tetra's are egg scarrters not livebearers so chances of her being pregnant are pretty much non-existent although she may lay eggs around your tank..

Female Black Skirt Tetra's are plumper and near the second black stripe the have an anal fin running paralell. Males are skinnier and smaller.

soldier4jesus2099 · New member Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 18

buts its lik really really fat so u think its not pregnant???? ill try to take a pik of it nd post it uP

sakura.seppun · Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 9:43 pm Post subject:

your new one may have just been the dominate one in the tank and got some good food., thus "fat". If you really are concerned then, yes, a picture would be best.

soldier4jesus2099 · New member Joined: 07 Jul 2005 Posts: 18

this is how my black skirt looks lik http://www.aqualandpetsplus.com/Minnow159.jpg

kc5gvn · Moderator Joined: 15 Mar 2004 Posts: 1147

Sorry, it just looks like it's getting all the food.