So my albino senegal, Barbosa, I am pretty sure is a female. I have another normal senegal in the tank as well, who I am pretty positive is a male. Now Barbosa is pretty fat, not bloat levels of fat though. I have sand for substrate, so I doubt it's a blockage considering how long she's been fat. And it's only fat in the front half of her body, not the entire length of her. I will have to get pictures later. She is about 6.5 inches long, which I doubt it sexually mature, and the normal sen, Sam, is about the same length. They constantly lay together, follow each other, and Sam will bring her pieces of cut shrimp and pellets during feeding. Like purposefully. He'll grab it, slowly swim to her, and drop it in front of her, then swim back to the main food source. Do I have a breeding pair? Are they paired? My only other fish in the tank are an Ornate who is 9 inches, a 5 inch clown loach, and a 5 inch Satanoperca Jurupari. She acts normal, never shows any sign of sickness, is active like she's been since I got her, but the weight hasn't gone away for a while, even after I slowed down feeding to once a week. What do you guys think?
Eggbound albino senegal?
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As soon as I get home from school. From what I'm describing, what do you think?People are going to ask for photos, so you might as well post some.
They don't pair up and are monogamous I personally had 2 males spawn with 1 female. One male was albino and the other male normal colored.
those are the fry.
those are the fry.
This is not eggs in my opinion. Something else is up.
First question, how old is the sen? Female bichirs take several years to mature. If the fish is under 3 years then you can rule eggs out.
Second, anal fin? Easiest way to sex them. You're looking for a thin fin:
Third, we need pics!
I'm thinking this is something else, Captive bred bichirs seem to have various issues. Hope we can help!
First question, how old is the sen? Female bichirs take several years to mature. If the fish is under 3 years then you can rule eggs out.
Second, anal fin? Easiest way to sex them. You're looking for a thin fin:
Third, we need pics!
I'm thinking this is something else, Captive bred bichirs seem to have various issues. Hope we can help!
I'm not even going to venture a guess without photos... it's too tough and a guess isn't what would be helpful to you IMO.