How do you know if fish are preganet?

Answer 1

They get very fat and a black spot will appear under their tail. The spot will get bigger and bigger until the fish has her fry. (babies) Sometimes the fish will not eat and that can lead to stress. (i don't know a solution sorry) After the fish has her fry, she can get stressed and try to eat her fry. You should make many hiding places for the fry, like castles or fake coral that only fry can fit into. Another idea is to buy a plant called maidens hair. The fry will either hatch from the eggs and hide, or be born live and they will drop into the thick plant. They blend in very well. If you think your fish is pregnant, go out and buy a fry tank that can go into the same tank as the mother, but the mother wont be able to eat the fry. Gently scoop out the fry with a net and plop them into their new tank. (most of them are a bared cage with a net) If your tank is too small for a fry tank, you must rely on the hiding places. Do NOT separate the mother from her fry. (mother in one tank, fry in another) It doesn't matter if they can see each other. They will get stressed out and die. When you feed your fry, make sure you crush the food very well with your fingers so that it is as powdery as it can get. If it is live food your feeding to your fish, go out and buy some fish flakes to crunch up cuz sometimes the fry choke or bloat to death because their meal is to big or you feed them too much. Be careful and keep your tank clean, maybe add some more plants too for more O2 levels for more fish. Hope this helped!