Hi everyone...
I just bought 15 tiger barbs in my 30 gallon, two of which are fully mature barbs (size large). I specifically chose them to be male and female so that I will 'practice breeding' and hopefully breed a new batch of tiger barbs in my other tank. However, when I brought them home the female was perfectly fine for a day or two. Then came yesterday, when she started to float and had trouble swimming about. Her belly grew really big and seemed like it was going to burst. I thought she was filled with a lot of eggs. Her black stripes, as well as the male's stripes turned dark green and flashy (it was very pretty). However, she was still struggling the whole night trying to swim. The male was also protecting her by chasing other barbs away.
The climax was when the female barb, as she was struggling to stay straight, vomited all over. Yes, I did say, vomited all over. So I was for sure that I will fine her laying in the bottom of my tank later on tonight when I come home. To my surprise, she's extremely healthy right now and swimming about with everyone. So does anyone know what just happened? Any experiences with these?
I just bought 15 tiger barbs in my 30 gallon, two of which are fully mature barbs (size large). I specifically chose them to be male and female so that I will 'practice breeding' and hopefully breed a new batch of tiger barbs in my other tank. However, when I brought them home the female was perfectly fine for a day or two. Then came yesterday, when she started to float and had trouble swimming about. Her belly grew really big and seemed like it was going to burst. I thought she was filled with a lot of eggs. Her black stripes, as well as the male's stripes turned dark green and flashy (it was very pretty). However, she was still struggling the whole night trying to swim. The male was also protecting her by chasing other barbs away.
The climax was when the female barb, as she was struggling to stay straight, vomited all over. Yes, I did say, vomited all over. So I was for sure that I will fine her laying in the bottom of my tank later on tonight when I come home. To my surprise, she's extremely healthy right now and swimming about with everyone. So does anyone know what just happened? Any experiences with these?